Grilled Prawns with Bush Lime
Large prawns grilled in their shells and finished with native citrus, herbs and butter.
Estimated nutrition per serving
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What you need
- 400 large prawns, shell on
- 1.5 bush lime juice, or regular lime
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 olive oil
- 0.5 red chilli, sliced
- 10 parsley, chopped
- 150 rice, uncooked
Step-by-step method
Follow the recipe in order, tasting and adjusting seasoning where needed.
- 1. Marinate prawns with garlic, chilli, oil and lime. Measure everything before you start so the recipe scales cleanly from the dynamic ingredient quantities. Keep seafood chilled until cooking or serving, and cut vegetables into even bite-sized pieces.
- 2. Heat a grill or barbecue. Use a hot grill or barbecue, roughly 220°C / 430°F at the grate, so the outside browns quickly without drying out.
- 3. Cook prawns quickly until pink and lightly charred. Work steadily and check texture rather than relying only on the clock.
- 4. Season with salt. Work steadily and check texture rather than relying only on the clock.
- 5. Finish with more lime. Work steadily and check texture rather than relying only on the clock.
- 6. Serve with rice or salad. Taste at the end for salt, acidity and richness; traditional versions should feel generous but balanced.
Tips, storage and serving advice
What to drink with Grilled Prawns with Bush Lime
These are wine-style pairings, so you can choose any bottle in that style rather than needing one exact producer. Look for the grape, region or style name on the label.Pairings are chosen around the dish’s flavour, texture, richness, acidity and cooking style, not just the country it comes from.
Chardonnay
- Flavour bridge: aromatic fruit connects with spice while a cool, fresh finish resets the palate
- Acidity: High freshness cuts through oil and rich spice pastes
- Body: Enough flavour intensity for spice without excessive weight
- Tannin: Low tannin avoids exaggerating bitterness and heat
- Sweetness: A dry-to-off-dry profile can cushion chilli heat
- Best for: Dinner, entertaining or recipe pairing
Off-Dry Riesling
- Flavour bridge: aromatic fruit connects with spice while a cool, fresh finish resets the palate
- Acidity: High freshness cuts through oil and rich spice pastes
- Body: Enough flavour intensity for spice without excessive weight
- Tannin: Low tannin avoids exaggerating bitterness and heat
- Sweetness: A dry-to-off-dry profile can cushion chilli heat
- Best for: Dinner, entertaining or recipe pairing
Gewürztraminer
- Flavour bridge: aromatic fruit connects with spice while a cool, fresh finish resets the palate
- Acidity: High freshness cuts through oil and rich spice pastes
- Body: Enough flavour intensity for spice without excessive weight
- Tannin: Low tannin avoids exaggerating bitterness and heat
- Sweetness: A dry-to-off-dry profile can cushion chilli heat
- Best for: Dinner, entertaining or recipe pairing
Specific wines to try
These are named bottles or regional wine examples already linked to this recipe. Each card opens the relevant wine-style guide because individual bottle pages are not currently published.Australian Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Suggested pairing for Grilled Prawns with Bush Lime: Australian Semillon Sauvignon Blanc works with the dish structure and d…
Explore this wine styleAustralian Shiraz
Australian Shiraz is credible here because it represents the matched Syrah / Shiraz style. Syrah offers pepper, dark fruit a…
Explore this wine styleIndian Food Gewürztraminer
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