Seafood espetada (Portuguese skewers)

Name: Seafood espetada (Portuguese skewers)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 long red chillies, seeds removed, finely chopped; 2 tsp ground ginger; 3 tsp sweet paprika; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil, plus extra to brush; 4 limes, cut into wedges; 24 prawns, peeled (tails intact), deveined; 300g squid tubes, cut into 3cm strips; 400g swordfish fillets, cut into 3cm pieces; 4 corn cobs; Flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve

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by Warren Mendes

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

With a spiced Portuguese marinade, these seafood skewers are perfect for an easy dinner.

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 long red chillies, seeds removed, finely chopped
2 tsp ground ginger
3 tsp sweet paprika
2 tsp dried oregano
1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil, plus extra to brush
4 limes, cut into wedges
24 prawns, peeled (tails intact), deveined
300g squid tubes, cut into 3cm strips
400g swordfish fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
4 corn cobs
Flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve

Method

1.

Preheat a chargrill or barbecue to high.
2.

To make the marinade, combine the garlic, chilli, ginger, paprika, oregano and oil, then season.
3.

To make skewers, thread 1 lime wedge, 1 prawn, 1 piece of squid and 1 piece of swordfish onto a skewer, then repeat. Repeat with remaining skewers, then coat in the marinade.
4.

Brush corn with oil and chargrill, turning, for 10 minutes, until blistered and tender.
5.

Set aside. Brush chargrill with oil and cook skewers, in batches, for 2-3 minutes each side until cooked through.
6.

Slice the corn off the cob, garnish with parsley and serve with the skewers.