Piri Piri Prawn kebabs
Spicy prawn kebab recipe
South African BBQ. Published by Jon Scaife. Updated .
MED
Energy Density
2.7kcal/g
2.7kcal/g
HIGH
Fat
36g / serving
36g / serving
MED
Saturates
5.6g / serving
5.6g / serving
LOW
Sugars
0.8g / serving
0.8g / serving
MED
Salt
1g / serving
1g / serving
LOW
Fibre
0.6g / serving
0.6g / serving
Suitable for:HalalKetogenicKosherPartyPescetarian
Preparation
- Put the bamboo skewers in water to soak
- Mix lemon juice, oil and seasoning in a bowl
- Rinse raw prawns well so they feel fleshy rather than slimy
- Put prawns into marinade and ensure well covered
- Place lid or cling-film on bowl and place in fridge for at least 3 hours (ideally overnight)
- Place 5-7 prawns on each kebab skewer. The skewer should go through each prawn twice, once near the tail end, and once near the head end.
- Grill or BBQ for 10-15mins
Notes
Ingredients
- 450g raw tiger prawns, shelled
- 150ml olive oil
- 1tbsp lemon juice
- 1tbsp piri piri spice mix
Equipment
- Bamboo skewers
- Large bowl
- Lid for bowl or cling-film
- Fridge space
- Colander or sieve
Nutritional Facts
- Serving size: 155.6g
- (17% / 21%) Calories: 421kcal
- (65%)Total fat: 36g
- (28%) Saturated fat: 5.6g
- (79%) Unsaturated fat: 27.6g
- Mono: 24g
- Poly: 3.6g
- (60%) Cholesterol: 181mg
- Trans Fat: 0g
- (1%)Total carbohydrates: 2.4g
- Starch: 0g
- (3%) Sugars: 0.8g
- Sucrose: 0.1g
- Glucose: 0g
- Maltose: 0g
- Lactose: 0g
- Fructose: 0.1g
- Galactose: 0g
- (2%) Fibre: 0.6g
- (46%)Protein: 23g
- Salts
- (20%) Sodium: 400mg
- (10%) Potassium: 341mg
- Minerals
- Calcium: 8%
- Iron: 12%
- Zinc: 16%
- Magnesium: 13%
- Phosphorus: 36%
- Copper: 44%
- Manganese: 2%
- Selenium: 3%
- Fluoride: 0%
- Cryptoxanthin: 51mg
- Lycopene: 0%
- Lutein: 0.1g
- Vitamins
- Vitamin A: 20µg
- Thiamin (B1): 0%
- Riboflavin (B2): 0%
- Niacin (B3): 1%
- Vitamin B5: 2%
- Vitamin B6: 8%
- Folate (B9): 0%
- Vitamin B12: 0%
- Choline: 0%
- Vitamin C: 3%
- Vitamin D: 0%
- Vitamin E: 51%
- Vitamin K: 11%
- Arginine: 27mg
- Aspartic Acid: 33mg
- Glutamate: 40mg
- Glycine: 10mg
- Proline: 28mg
- Serine: 8mg
- Tyrosine: 6mg
- Alanine: 9mg
- Cystine: 3mg
- Amino Acids
- Histidine: 4mg
- Isoleucine: 7mg
- Leucine: 13mg
- Methionine: 2mg
- Phenylalanine: 8mg
- Threonine: 6mg
- Tryptophan: 2mg
- Valine: 10mg
- Lysine: 10mg
- Betaine: 0mg
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