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Fried prawns with preserved lemon and oregano

Name: Fried prawns with preserved lemon and oregano
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2/3 cup (165ml) extra virgin olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/3 cup (70g) finely chopped preserved lemon rind; 600g green peeled prawns; 2 tsp sweet paprika (pimenton); 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/4 tsp each ground turmeric and dried chilli flakes; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 bunch each coriander and flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked, finely chopped; Juice of 1/2 a lemon; Wild rocket and crusty bread, to serve

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Fried prawns with preserved lemon and oregano

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Feb 22, 2018

“These simple fried prawns are a typical dish cooked along Morocco’s Atlantic coast, where the seafood is just incredible. The juicy prawns cook quickly, taking on all the flavour of the garlic, preserved lemons and herbs. When I ate this dish in the quiet beach town of Oualidia, just south of Casablanca, it was prepared with the wild oregano that grows in abundance there. You can make this using dried oregano, which has a similarly strong flavour,” says John. This recipe is an edited extract from Orange Blossom & Honey by John Gregory-Smith (Simon & Schuster, RRP $39.99). Available in stores now.

2/3 cup (165ml) extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/3 cup (70g) finely chopped preserved lemon rind
600g green peeled prawns
2 tsp sweet paprika (pimenton)
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp each ground turmeric and dried chilli flakes
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 bunch each coriander and flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked, finely chopped
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Wild rocket and crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.

Heat oil in a large frypan over mediumhigh heat. Add garlic and preserved lemon, and cook, stirring constantly, for 10 seconds or until fragrant. Add prawns and cook, stirring regularly, for 2 minutes or until just turning pink.
2.

Add spices, dried oregano and 1/2 tsp each salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes or until prawns are cooked through. Stir through coriander, parsley and lemon juice, and transfer to a serving plate. Scatter with wild rocket and serve with crusty bread.