Prawns Pil Pil

A dramatic sizzling dish to impress your guests or family that's packed with flavour and fun to eat too. Y Viva Espana. 

Ingredients for 4 people

1 kg medium sized uncooked prawns

100ml olive oil

3 tablespoons of butter

3 garlic cloves, chopped roughly

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon of dried chilli flakes

1 tbsp chopped parsley or chives.

Method

Peel the prawns but leave the tails on. Add salt to them and put them in a covered bowl and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes, if you have the time. Heat the oil and butter together in a large heatproof dish over a medium heat. When foaming  add the chilli and garlic. Stir and cook the garlic and chilli for 1 minute until golden brown. Add the prawns and cook for around 3 minutes, or until they are beautifully pink on both sides. Sprinkle with the paprika, herbs and serve sizzlingly hot in the dish. Serve with a good chunk of crusty baguette to dip into the sauce.