Grilled King Prawn Skewers with Lemon-Butter
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Ingredients
- 500 g raw king prawns, peeled
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 300 g sushi rice
- 2 spring onions, sliced
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 425 kcal
- Protein
- 26.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 60.2 g
- of which sugars
- 0.9 g
- Fat
- 7.5 g
- of which saturates
- 4.3 g
- Fibre
- 2.5 g
- Salt
- 1.19 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Cook the sushi rice according to the pack and keep warm.
- 2
Thread the prawns onto 4 skewers, soaked in water first if wooden.
- 3
Melt the butter in a small pan with the lemon zest and juice and the soy sauce.
- 4
Heat a grill or griddle pan to high and cook the prawn skewers for 2-3 minutes each side, brushing with the lemon butter, until pink, curled and cooked through.
- 5
Brush with any remaining lemon butter and scatter with the spring onions.
- 6
Serve with the rice.

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