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GARLIC PRAWNS
Serves 4
24 green king prawns
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1. Peel and devein prawns, leaving tails in tact.
2. Combine butter and garlic in a large microwave safe glass bowl. Cook for
1 minute on HIGH.
3. Stir in prawns and cook for 4-6 minutes on MEDIUM, tossing every 2 minutes.
4. Serve in individual dishes sprinkled with parsley.
GARLIC MUSSELS
Serves 4 as entree
250 g mussels
250 g New Zealand mussels
1 cup wine
2 cups water
1 clove garlic, crushed
1. Wash mussels under running water; remove all traces of mud, seaweed and
barnacles with brush or knife; remove beards. Discard cracked, broken or open
mussel shells.
2. In a large microwave safe glass bowl, cover mussels with wine, water and garlic.
Cook for 14-16 minutes on MEDIUM or until open, removing from liquid as they
open. Discard unopened mussels.
GARLIC BUTTER
1. Melt butter in microwave safe glass jug for 30 seconds on HIGH, add oil, garlic
and pepper.
Pour
1
/
2
garlic sauce over mussels; toss well.
2. Arrange mussels in serving bowl and pour remaining sauce over mussels.
SEAFOOD MARINARA
Serves 6-8
1 tablespoon oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
100 g angel hair pasta
6 cups hot tap water
1. Place oil and garlic in a large microwave safe bowl and cook for 20-30 seconds
on HIGH.
2. Place pasta and hot water in a large microwave safe bowl and cook for 10
minutes on HIGH, stirring once during cooking. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
Drain. Set aside.
3. Place 300 g marinara and tomatoes into oil and cook for 4-6 minutes on
MEDIUM, stirring once during cooking.
4. Stir in cream and shallots and cook for 1-2 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH.
5. Stir and stand for 2 minutes before serving.
300 g seafood marinara
3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons cream
2 shallots,
fi
nely sliced
SESAME PRAWNS
Serves 4
250 g prawns, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons kecap manis
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1. Peel prawns, leaving tails intact, and devein.
2. Combine the prawns, oil, garlic and kecap manis in a large bowl and stir well.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
3. Thread the prawns onto microwave safe skewers and place on to a microwave
safe roasting rack.
4. Sprinkle one side of the skewered prawns with half the sesame seeds. Cook for
3-5 minutes on MEDIUM, turning after 2 minutes.
GARLIC BUTTER
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
pepper
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