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Prawn and pineapple skewers

These elegant mini-kebabs take just minutes to cook on the BBQ. Serve them hot from the grill or eat them cold

These elegant mini-kebabs take just minutes to cook on the BBQ. Serve them hot from the grill or eat them cold

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Cooking Time

Cook: 15 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £2.24 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 300g serving contains

Energy
777kj
186kcal
9%
Fat
2.1g
Low
3%
Saturates
0.3g
Low
2%
Sugars
12.0g
High
13%
Salt
0.87g
Med
15%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
259kj/62kcal

Ingredients

630g Extra Special frozen Jumbo King Prawns, thawed

1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

2cm piece ginger, finely grated

½ pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm chunks

½tbsp dark muscovado sugar

2 limes, each cut into 8 pieces

1tsp rapeseed oil

Whole leaves from 2 Little Gem lettuces

Method

1
Soak 4 wooden skewers in cold water to stop them burning during cooking.
2
Mix the prawns with the chilli, garlic and half the ginger. Cover with clingfilm and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hrs, or ideally overnight.
3
Mix the pineapple with the remaining ginger and the muscovado sugar.
4
Thread the prawns, pineapple and lime wedges onto the skewers.
5
Heat a BBQ, griddle or frying pan over a high heat. Brush the skewers with a little oil and cook for 2-3 mins on each side until the prawns are pink and the pineapple is golden. Serve with the Little Gem leaves.

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