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Treat yourself to the exciting tastes of our Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Grilled Prawns. This delicious dish mixes the sweet Thai chili flavor with the smoky BBQ goodness, cooked just right to highlight the juicy, flavorful prawns.
Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Grilled Prawns: a Summer Delight
Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Grilled Prawns offer a vibrant mix of flavors, combining the tang of lemon juice, the sweetness of maple syrup, and a punch from Thai chili or Sriracha. Adapted from a Delish.com recipe to suit any taste, this dish is praised for its simplicity and speed in preparation. Its quickness makes it an unbeatable choice for last-minute summer dinners or casual outdoor feasts.
Preparing Your Ingredients
For crafting these Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Grilled Prawns, amass the following:
- Oil: A quarter-cup, any kind, will suffice.
- Lemon/Lime Juice: A quarter-cup for that citrus punch.
- Garlic: Four cloves, crushed, for a garlic kick.
- Maple Syrup: Three tablespoons, of brown sugar also works.
- Soy Sauce: Two tablespoons, but mind its salt content.
- Sweet Thai Chili Sauce: One tablespoon, or Sriracha for heat seekers.
- Prawns: 550g, with a preference for Spot Prawns.
Adjustments are encouraged to match your taste.
Guide to Grilling Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Prawns
Start by mixing maple syrup or brown sugar with lemon juice, soy sauce, and Sweet Thai chili sauce or Sriracha in a bowl, adding a distinct touch of crushed garlic. Submerge the prawns into this mixture, ensuring a thorough coat. They should marinate for about 30 minutes, flipping at the halfway point for uniform flavor. Transfer the prawns onto a hot grill, basting them with extra marinade to enrich the taste. Grill each side for around three minutes until the prawns reveal a pink and opaque appearance, a sign they’re ready to savor. Promptly serve these grilled delights for an unmatched summer dining experience.
Recipe Variations and Serving Ideas
For a complete dish, pair the Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Grilled Prawns with a crisp green salad. Feel free to experiment with the recipe, maybe swap out the Sweet Thai Chili Sauce for Sriracha or adjust the balance of maple syrup and soy sauce. Its adaptability makes it perfect for any summer occasion, offering a canvas for your culinary creativity.
Wrapping Up with Our BBQ Favorite
Grilling prawns with Sweet Thai Chili Sauce brought an exciting flair to our summer barbecues. This dish, rich in flavors from soy sauce, maple syrup, and fresh garlic, allowed for a unique twist every time we fired up the grill. We found that adjusting ingredients to include lemon juice, Sriracha, or Thai Chili let us tailor the dish to our liking. Turning BBQ Grilled Prawns into a regular feature of your summer dining could bring endless joy and healthy eating to your table. Your adventures in tweaking this recipe are welcomed. Please share your variations and suggestions. They promise to enrich our collective experience with these delightful seafood recipes.
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Sweet Thai Chili BBQ Grilled Prawns
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Marinate Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 43 minutes
- Yield: 2 portions depending on size
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Easy
Description
Sweet, spicy, smoky: BBQ prawns never tasted this good.
Ingredients
- ±1/4 cup Oil (any type of oil will do)
- ±1/4 cup lemon or even lime juice
- Give or take 4 crushed garlic gloves (fresh or bottled)
- ±3 tbsp. (37.5 ml) Maple Syrup, you can even use brown sugar.
- ±2 tbsp. (25 ml) soy sauce (be cautious as it is salty, not to overdo it)
- ±1 tbsp. (12.5 ml) Sweet Thai chili sauce, if you like a kick, then use Sriracha or anything you love.
- ±550g prawns, we used BC Spot Prawns, but any prawns will work
**All ingredients, totally just a guesstimate, this is a marinade, so it’s easy to just add a lot of yummy stuff together.
Instructions
- Mix and whisk together all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Place prawns in the sauce, baste them, and let them marinate for 30 minutes. Around the 15-minute mark, turn them over.
- Grill on the BBQ until pink and opaque, about 3 minutes per side, and keep brushing the remaining marinade with a brush when you turn them over on the BBQ.
- Serve immediately and enjoy with a green salad of your choice.
Notes
Created, Prepared, tried, and tested by Esme Slabs from SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 20.2 g
- Sodium: 787.6 mg
- Fat: 29.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26.5 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 56.8 g
- Cholesterol: 442.8 mg
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Esme, come on. I’m so hungry, and you are posting this. It’s like you would be offering ice cream through a glass window. I’m saving and pinning; these look so ready to eat!
Hi Mariama, WOW, what an awesome compliment and thanks for pinning. Hope you will give it a try!