GINGER & HOT PEPPER PRAWNS

Easy to make, about 20 minutes, and an excellent New Zealand style Pacific Rim starter.

• 16 very large prawns
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped
• fresh cilantro
• 1/2 tablespoon minced
• fresh ginger
• 1 medium size hot pepper (red or green jalapeno), stemmed, seeded and minced
• 1 large clove garlic, minced

Thread 2 skewers through each prawn, putting 2 prawns on each set of skewers. (This helps to keep the prawns from turning on the skewers.) Place in a shallow dish. Stir together remaining ingredients and pour over prawns, making sure they are well covered with mixture.

Marinate for 30 minutes, then cook over hot coals for about 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until prawns are very pink.

If you have an indoor grill, that works fine and you don’t have to dash in and out of the cold.

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