Garlic Chilli Prawns

This is a super easy recipe that looks fancy, but really isn't. And it's so full of flavours as well - the aroma in the kitchen when these are cooking is amazing!

You can use this recipe as a starter serving for 4, or a main for 2. Once again, I buy all my ingredients for this one in Lidl - convenient and affordable! This is my fiancé's favourite meal at the moment, so I've made it heaps of times - start to finish it takes about 20 mins to make - so great for a started for a big dinner or just a really quick meal on its own.

Garlic Chilli Prawns
Ingredients
2 packs of prawns
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 chilli, finely chopped
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
~30g butter (a good knob of butter really)

Demi-baguette, sliced
butter and oil

Method

1. Put the oil and the butter on the frying pan, and heat until the butter is melted and starts sizzling. Now, I say rapeseed oil because that's my personal preference due to its lower levels of saturated fats and higher levels of heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids, but olive oil is totally perfect too. 
2. Tip the minced garlic and finely chopped chillis into the pan. Turn the heat down to moderate at this stage so the garlic doesn't burn. 
3. When the veg has softened a bit, approx 2 mins, add the prawns to the pan. Add a good splash of boiling water as well to create a bit of a sauce around them. 
4. Cook the prawns for 2 or 3 mins on either side. Add more boiling water if it dries up too much. 
5. Scoop the prawns and veg out into the serving dish. Pour the liquid from the pan over them. 
6. Place the dish into a warmed oven to keep them hot. 
7. Put some more butter and oil on the pan - not too much this time. Place the sliced bread onto the hot pan and fry until crispy and golden on the one side. Serve with the prawns for dipping.