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Garlic Prawns with Crisp Potatoes and Spinach

Pan-crisped potato cubes tossed with garlicky prawns, blistered tomatoes, spinach and lemon.

Total
30 min
Hands on
25 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Mediterranean

Per serving · estimated

Energy
410 kcal
Protein
28 g
Fat
16 g
Carbs
37 g
Freshly cooked Garlic Prawns with Crisp Potatoes and Spinach

Method

  1. Step 1 of 9

    Cut the potatoes into 2 cm cubes.

    • Potatoes
    dice potato
  2. Step 2 of 9

    Boil the potato in salted water for 9 minutes until a fork slides in easily, then drain well.

    • Potatoes
    • Salt
    9 min
    potatoes fork tender
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  3. Step 3 of 9

    Meanwhile slice the garlic, halve the tomatoes and chop the parsley.

    • Garlic
    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Flat-leaf parsley
    halve cherry tomatoes
  4. Step 4 of 9

    Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat.

    • Olive oil
    heat oil in pan
  5. Step 5 of 9

    Fry the drained potato for 7 minutes, turning, until the faces are golden and crisp.

    • Potatoes
    7 min
  6. Step 6 of 9

    Add the garlic, chilli flakes and tomatoes and cook 2 minutes until the tomato skins blister.

    • Garlic
    • Chilli flakes
    • Cherry tomatoes
    2 min
    tomatoes blistered
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  7. Step 7 of 9

    Add the prawns and cook 3 minutes, turning once, until pink, opaque and cooked to 63 °C.

    • Raw peeled king prawns
    63 °C / 145 °F3 minShrimp, lobster, crab and scallops to 63 °C / 145 °F
    prawns pink curled
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 9

    Stir in the spinach until just wilted, about 1 minute.

    • Spinach
    1 min
  9. Step 9 of 9

    Squeeze in the lemon, scatter the parsley and season with salt and pepper.

    • Lemon
    • Flat-leaf parsley
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    juice lemon

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