Prawn recipes
Prawns are a quick-cooking, versatile seafood so why not add them to a host of tasty recipes such as prawn stir-fries, laksa, curries, pastas, pies and risottos.
If you’ve bought yours fresh, discover how to prepare, peel and cook raw prawns. And, we’ve rounded up our favourite 18 prawn recipes if you’re short on time to search/ Seafood lovers may also like to dive in to our scallop recipes too.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best seafood stew
A simple yet rich prawn-head stock forms the base of this wonderful seafood stew, packed with tomatoes, fennel and peppers,...
African recipes
Seafood and spinach pottage with spuds
Lerato Umah-Shaylor shares her recipe for traditional Nigerian yam porridge or pottage (see Know-how, below). Hers is packed with juicy...
Fried rice recipes
Roti fried rice
Fried rice is the perfect medium for playing around with textures, ingredients and flavours – and this one certainly goes...
Prawn recipes
Prawn and green bean stew
Inspired by the two Greek dishes prawn saganaki (prawns baked in spicy tomato sauce) and fasolakia (a slow-cooked green bean...
Prawn recipes
Vietnamese prawn baked tomatoes (Chạo tôm)
Thuy Pham’s baked tomatoes are a twist on Vietnamese dish, Chạo tôm. In the traditional Vietnamese dish, prawn cakes are...
Italian starter recipes
Fritto misto
One of the nicest things you can eat by the coast in Italy, fritto misto is incredibly simple – but...
30-minute meal recipes
Prawn cocktail sub with avocado and Tabasco relish
This is not any old sandwich. We’ve combined two classic prawn dishes to create this killer sub. All the classic...
Healthy chicken recipes
Chicken and prawn kofta
“Prawns give a sweetness and a juiciness to these kebabs, which I love. You can, as always, work the mix...
Budget Christmas party food recipes
Prawns in blankets
A great festive canapé that’s ready in a flash, prawns in blankets also taste incredible in a sarnie with mayo...
Christmas canapés
Kimchi prawn cocktail boats
Prawn cocktail will forever be the poster child of 1970s dinner parties, but its appeal is timeless. We’ve added kimchi...
Prawn recipes
James Martin’s Coquilles St Jacques
James Martin shares his recipe for classic French dish, Coquilles St Jacques. A creamy scallop and prawn gratin is served...
Prawn recipes
Prawn and lemongrass hot and sour soup
Georgina Hayden’s fragrant hot and sour soup is packed with prawns, noodles and zingy fresh herbs. Batch cook and freeze...
Prawn recipes
Perfect tempura
Learn how to make prawn and veg tempura with our step-by-step recipe. Golden and crisp, this delicious tempura is ready...
Courgette recipes
Chilli and lime tiger prawns with fried courgettes
Serve these sizzling lime and chilli prawns with golden, pan-fried courgettes and mayo. This delicious dinner for one is ready...
15-minute meal recipes
Prawn and harissa pasta
This 15-minute prawn pasta is inspired by arrabbiata sauce, normally made with chilli flakes. Our version gets its fragrant heat...
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