Name: Saganaki prawns
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup olive oil; 8 clove garlic, sliced; 4 strips lemon rind; 24 green king prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact, heads and shells reserved; 250 gram haloumi cheese, broken into pieces; 250 gram grape tomatoes, halved; 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes; handful fresh oregano leaves; sea salt and cracked black pepper; crusty bread, to serve

Saganaki prawns

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cup olive oil

8 clove garlic, sliced

4 strips lemon rind

24 green king prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact, heads and shells reserved

250 gram haloumi cheese, broken into pieces

250 gram grape tomatoes, halved

1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes

handful fresh oregano leaves

sea salt and cracked black pepper

crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.Heat oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, rind, prawn heads and shells and cook for 10 minutes, until flavours infuse. Strain oil through sieve, pressing to extract flavor. Discard garlic, rind, heads and shells. Heat oil in same pan over high heat. Alternatively, divide oil between single-serve frying pans.

2.Cook haloumi for 2 minutes, until golden, Add prawns, tomato, chilli flakes and oregano. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until prawns are just cooked.

3.Spoon into serving bowls and season serve with crusty bread.

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