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Written by One of South Africa’s favourites! A Mozambican Prawns Nacional recipe
Mozambican Prawns Nacional is one of those dishes that we mostly order when dining out at a Portuguese restaurant or on holiday in Mozambique.
What many do not seem to realise is that this is a very easy dinner to make at home. So we recommend that you all give this recipe a go, you will not be disappointed.
It’s best served with a crusty Portuguese Roll or chips to dip into the sauce.
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Serves: 4 Preparation: 5 min Cooking: 15 min
Ingredients:
| Queen Prawns | 20 | |
| Bay Leaves | 3 | |
| Unsalted Butter | 150 | g |
| Garlic Cloves | 3 | |
| Green Chillies | 3 | |
| Smoked Paprika | 1 | teaspoon(s) |
| Single Cream | 125 | ml |
| Fresh Parsley | 1 | small bunch(s) |
| Beer | 150 | ml |
Method:
- Peel & chop the garlic
- Chop the chillies
- Chop the parsley
Cooking:
- Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat
- Add the bay leaves, chopped garlic & chopped chillies
- Cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
- Chuck in the prawns and the smoked paprika increase to medium heat.
- Cook for 5 minutes, turning the prawns half way through
- When the prawns have turned a reddish colour you will know they are nearly ready.
- Pour in the beer and cook for another 2 minutes
- Pour in the cream
- Add salt to taste and then some of the parsley (save some for garnish).
- Cook for another 2 minutes on low heat.
If you are cooking this as a mains you can serve with chips, rice, veg or salad. Whatever takes you fancy. As a starter this will be perfect as is although you might want to reduce the number of prawns or invite more guests.
