Creamy Garlic Prawns

These creamy garlic prawns are restaurant-quality that you can make at home. Flavoured with garlic, white wine, basil and fresh cream, they make a perfect entree and are fantastic served with rice.

Ingredients

• 100 g butter
• 6 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 500 g green prawns peeled deveined tails intact
• 1 cup thickened cream
• 8 fresh basil leaves chopped

• Method

  • STEP 1In a frying pan, melt butter and add garlic, heating until just bubbling.
  • STEP 2Pour in dry white wine and bring to the boil.
  • STEP 3Add prawns in a single layer and cook for a minute on each side.
  • STEP 4Pour cream over and bring to the boil. Stir in basil.
  • STEP 5Remove prawns with a slotted spoon and continue simmering sauce until it is reduced by one third.
  • STEP 6Return prawns to the sauce and serve on a bed of rice garnished with fresh basil.

  • Notes

    Be careful not to burn the garlic when you add it to the butter. It needs to be cooked just a little to release the flavours.
    The prawns cook in very little time and it's important not to overcook them so they retain that fresh firm texture.