Barbecued Prawns With Tarragon & Citrus Butter

Be sure to serve these prawns with crusty bread to soak up all the flavour. Photo / Babiche Martens

Tarragon is a good hardy herb to have growing in a pot so it’s on hand for delicious seafood dishes. This herb butter is also great drizzled over pan-fried fish or crayfish straight from the pot. Make sure you mop up any extra butter with crusty bread.

BARBECUED PRAWNS WITH TARRAGON & CITRUS BUTTER RECIPE

Makes 16

25g butter, melted

4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 Tbsp lemon zest

2 Tbsp orange zest

2 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup chopped fresh tarragon (reserve some leaves for garnish)

¼ cup chopped parsley

¼ tsp salt and freshly ground pepper

16 large raw prawns, shells on

Crusty bread to serve