Creamy Garlic Butter Prawns

Got into the kitchen and looked out of the window, wondering what I could cook to cheer myself up from this gloomy cold weather.
So here is my comforting week night dish – Creamy garlic butter prawns

My husband tasted it and said it would be something that’s come out of Côte Brasserie (a French bistro cafe in London, UK).

The sauce is made with heavy cream, garlic and a nice load of butter. It’s super luxurious and compliments the prawns really well. Low carb and also gluten free. You will find most of these ingredients in your kitchen and this recipe is guaranteed to impress!

Here’s what goes in:
200g prawns – I got the garlic and herb pre-marinated packet from Aldi. These are great, you just defrost them and add into to cook. If you can’t get hold of marinated prawns just go for the plain ones, it works the same. With tail or no tail, either is fine.
325ml heavy cream – yes it sounds like a lot, but after tasting this dish, it’s so worth it!
150g chopped spinach – fresh or frozen
60g butter
60g garlic
6-8 pieces sun-dried tomatoes – my original recipes calls for this. When I made it this time, I didn’t have any sun-dried tomatoes to hand so I just roasted 6 cherry tomatoes halved and it worked just the same. Feel free to use any of these.
1 medium onion
Salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh dill chopped

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Creamy Garlic Butter Prawns

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Italian

Keyword

gluten free, low carb

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 200 g prawns pre-marinated or just plain washed prawns
• 325 ml heavy cream
• 150 g spinach freshly chopped or frozen
• 60 g butter
• 60 g garlic chopped
• 6-8 pieces sun dried tomato you can roast cherry tomatoes and use these instead. You'll need 6 whole ones halved
• 1 medium onion chopped
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon chilli flakes optional - remove this if you want mild
• 1 teaspoon dill freshly chopped or dry

Course Main Dish Cuisine Italian Keyword gluten free, low carb Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings people Ingredients 200 g prawns pre-marinated or just plain washed prawns 325 ml heavy cream 150 g spinach freshly chopped or frozen 60 g butter 60 g garlic chopped 6-8 pieces sun dried tomato you can roast cherry tomatoes and use these instead. You'll need 6 whole ones halved 1 medium onion chopped salt to taste pepper to taste 1 teaspoon chilli flakes optional - remove this if you want mild 1 teaspoon dill freshly chopped or dry

Instructions

1. Heat a pan and add half of the butter to it (30g). Melt the butter on low heat. Making sure the butter does not burn
2. Once the butter is melted, add the garlic and fry until fragrant (about one minute).
3. Add in the prawns and fry two minutes on each side, just cooked through and pink. Transfer to a bowl, set aside for later
4. Add the remainder of the butter (30g) and fry the onion in your pan. Let the onions cook until translucent.
5. Add the sun dried tomatoes/roasted tomatoes in and fry to release flavour for a few seconds
6. Add the heavy cream, salt pepper and chopped spinach. Mix well for 5-6 minutes
7. Add the prawns back into the pan and sprinkle chilli flakes and dill, stir through.
8. Cook for a further 5-6 minutes, the sauce will thicken. After this time, it's ready to enjoy!

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