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Garlic Prawn and Blistered Tomato Couscous
Quick pan-fried prawns with garlic, chilli and burst cherry tomatoes spooned over lemony couscous.
- Total
- 15 min
- Hands on
- 13 min
- Serves
- 2
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 555 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 55 g
Method
Step 1 of 11
Bring 250 ml water to the boil in a small saucepan.
Step 2 of 11
Put the couscous in a bowl with a pinch of salt, pour over the boiling water, cover and leave 5 minutes.
Couscous
Salt
Step 3 of 11
Halve the cherry tomatoes.
Cherry tomatoes
Step 4 of 11
Slice the garlic thinly and chop the parsley.
Garlic
Flat-leaf parsley
Step 5 of 11
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until it shimmers.
Olive oil
Step 6 of 11
Add the garlic and chilli flakes and stir for 30 seconds.
- Garlic
Chilli flakes
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 7 of 11
Add the tomatoes and cook 2 minutes until the skins blister and split.
- Cherry tomatoes
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 11
Add the prawns and cook 3 minutes, turning once, until pink, opaque and cooked to 63 °C.
Raw king prawns, peeled
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 9 of 11
Stir in the butter and the juice of half the lemon, then season with salt and pepper.
Butter
Lemon- Salt
Black pepper
Step 10 of 11
Fluff the couscous with a fork, stir through the parsley and spoon the prawns and pan juices over the top.
- Couscous
- Flat-leaf parsley
Step 11 of 11
Serve with the remaining lemon cut into wedges.
- Lemon
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