Chili pepita prawns

Recipe Categories : | Chili | Prawns | Hot & Spicy | Seafood | Appetizers |

Serves : makes 8

Ingredients :

• 24 uncooked medium prawns
• ¼ cup pepitas, toasted
• ¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted
• ¼ cup roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 3 tspn sambal oelek
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 tspn sugar

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Shell and devein prawns, leaving tails intact. Process remaining ingredients until just combined ( the mixture should not be smooth).
2. Transfer pepita mixture to large bowl, stir in prawns; cover, refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
3. Thread 3 prawns onto each skewer, grill or barbecue about 3 minutes on each side or until prawns are cooked through.
4. Cooks notes : Soak bamboo skewers in water for several hours or overnight to prevent them from burning. Pepitas are dried pumpkin seed kernels. Sambal oelek is a salty paste made from ground chilies.