Chilli prawns with watermelon from Eat: The Little Book of Fast Food (page 223) by Nigel Slater

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Notes about this recipe

  • chawkins on July 23, 2021

    Terrible instructions: NS never told you what to do with the flour and red pepper flake mixture, but the accompanying photograph in the book looked like the shrimp were coated with something, so I just tossed the marinated shrimp in the flour mixture before pan-frying them. This resulted in delicious and slightly spicy shrimp with a very refreshing watermelon salad.

  • Pamsy on July 20, 2020

    Great summer starter. I did simplify things by just marinating the prawns in lime juice & rind, chipotle chilli flakes, olive oil and dried oregano. Then griddled and served on chunks of watermelon.

  • lou_weez on October 16, 2017

    Delicious and easy. The portion size was very generous too. Whilst the instructions weren't clear the picture did help.

  • Breadcrumbs on May 12, 2015

    p. 223 - Outstanding! Seriously yummy! This unassuming little dish far exceeded my expectations. What a delicious surprise! Prep is simple and I’ll cover it here because the Guardian has pulled the recipe from their site. Watermelon is sliced and tossed w the juice of a lime and some mint and coriander (I had neither and went with basil). Shrimp is marinated in some fish sauce with a pinch of sugar. Flour is combined with chilli flakes in another bowl (I used corn flour vs regular). Though NS doesn’t say so, I assumed he intended that the shrimp is marinated then tossed in the flour mixture before cooking. Thank goodness for the photo because the book’s instructions might have you simply mixing all the ingredients together. Anyway, shrimp is then fried and served atop your watermelon salad. One of the best shrimp dishes I’ve eaten or made in a long time. Absolutely delicious. Photos here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/1012106?commentId=9560624#9560624

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