Ingredients
50g butter softend
1 red chilli small finely chopped
1 garlic clove crushed
½ tsp paprika smoked
½ lemon zest of
200g prawns raw devined and defrosted
75g chorizo sliced
1 tbsp parsley finely chopped
½ lemon juice
TO SERVE
1 tbsp olive oil
2 bread thick slices
Overview
oven-baked spicy prawns and chorizo on toast
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/ fan 180°C/ gas 5.
- In a bowl combine the softened butter with the chilli, garlic, smoked paprika and lemon zest.
- Place the prawns and chorizo in a single layer in a casserole dish. Evenly cover with the butter mixture.
- Place in the pre-heated oven for 12 minutes, at which time the prawns will be cooked through and white in colour.
- While the prawns and chorizo are cooking, heat a griddle pan and add the olive oil. Once hot fry the bread for about 2 minutes on each side. Cut each slice of bread in half and remove to two plates.
- Take the prawns from the oven, sprinkle over the parsley and squeeze over the lemon juice. Divide the mixture between the two plates and enjoy straight away.