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Air Fryer Garlic Butter Prawns
Air fry garlic butter prawns at 200°C (392°F) for 7 minutes.
Prawns cook in minutes no matter how you make them, but the air fryer gets a light char on the edges that a pan alone struggles to do without overcrowding. This is a good five-minute starter or a quick topping to fancy up a plain bowl of pasta.
Ingredients
- 400 g prawns, peeled and deveined
- 3 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 tbsp butter, melted (optional)
- ½ lemon (optional)
- ½ tsp paprika (optional)
- Chopped parsley (optional)
- 1 tbsp oil, salt
Steps
- Pat the prawns dry with a paper towel.
- In a bowl, toss them with the oil or melted butter, grated garlic, paprika and salt until evenly coated.
- Preheat the air fryer and arrange the prawns in a single layer, without overlapping, so each one gets direct heat.
- Air fry at 200°C for 4 minutes.
- Shake the basket and air fry another 3 minutes (7 minutes total).
- Check the prawns have turned pink and curled into a tight C shape - that's your cue they're cooked through; pull them the moment you see it, since prawns overcook fast.
- Tip the prawns onto a serving plate.
- Squeeze over the lemon and scatter with chopped parsley right before serving so the citrus stays bright instead of cooking into the prawns.
Tip: Prawns overcook fast. Pull them as soon as they turn opaque.
Nutrition (per serving)
Estimated from standard ingredient data — actual values vary by brand and exact quantities used.
Serving & Storage
Serving: Pile over cooked pasta with the pan juices, or serve with crusty bread to mop up the garlic butter.
Storage: Best eaten the same day; if reheating, use the air fryer at 160°C for about 2 min only, since prawns turn rubbery fast with any extra heat.
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