Salt & Pepper Prawns With Lemon-Grass Mayonnaise

Submitted by Sonya01

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• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 615 g green king prawns, peeled leaving tails intact, deveined (24 medium)
• 2 teaspoons ground sichuan pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt
• lime wedge, to serve

• Lemon-grass mayonnaise

• 125 ml water
• 2 stalks lemongrass, pale section only, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind
• 235 g reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh Thai basil

directions

1. To make the mayonnaise, combine the water, lemon grass and lime rind in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until liquid has reduced to 1 tablespoonful. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
2. Strain the lemon-grass mixture through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Add the mayonnaise and basil and stir to combine.
3. Thread the prawns, tail-end first, onto the bamboo skewers.
4. Preheat a barbecue grill on high. Combine the Sichuan pepper, black pepper and salt in a bowl. Sprinkle the pepper mixture over the prawns and cook on grill for 1-2 minutes each side or until prawns change colour. Transfer to a serving platter. Serve with lemon-grass mayonnaise and lime wedges.