Salt-baked prawns are a main course that is very simple to make and delicious. The prawns baked in salt are perfect for special occasions, romantic dinners, holiday meals, celebrations, or even a family lunch or dinner. To flavor the prawns in the salt crust, I used a lemon, but you can alternatively use an orange or lime. I recommend also taking a look at HOW TO COOK PRAWNS to find other tasty recipes. If you love salt-baked fish, I suggest trying SALT-BAKED SEA BASS and SALT-BAKED SCAMPI. The salt baking method is ancient; the salt creates a shell that keeps the juices inside the food, making them softer. Additionally, the aromas in the preparation, like lemon and rosemary in this case, become more intense. You can create a more compact shell by adding egg white to the salt, but I prefer to keep it pure as it was done in the past. Now let’s see how to prepare the salt-baked prawns, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for preparing salt-baked prawns
- 28 oz prawns
- 2.2 lbs coarse salt
- 1 lemon
- to taste rosemary
How to make salt-baked prawns
Let’s start preparing the salt-baked prawns. Clean the prawns, remove the legs by cutting them with scissors, do not remove the head, and rinse them under running water. I recommend not slicing them to remove the intestine, as salt would penetrate inside the prawns, making them too salty. Wash the lemon and cut it into slices; also wash the rosemary sprigs.
Make a layer of salt on the bottom of the baking pan, arrange the lemon slices and rosemary, and place the prawns neatly and close together.
Arrange lemon slices and rosemary over the prawns, cover with coarse salt.
Bake in a preheated convection oven at 356°F for 20 minutes.
When they’re done, take them out of the oven, break the salt crust, remove the prawns, and eliminate excess salt before serving.
How to store salt-baked prawns
Store the salt-baked prawns in the refrigerator for 2/3 days
FAQ
Can I use thawed prawns?
Absolutely, you can use fresh or thawed prawns.
