BBQ Garlic Butter Prawns with Lemon
Juicy tiger prawns brushed in garlic butter, grilled until lightly charred and finished with fresh lemon — ready in under 10 minutes on the BBQ and impossible to stop eating.
10 Mins. 10 Mins. 4-6
🛒 Ingredients:
Prawns
- 600–800g tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
Garlic Butter
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
Optional Garnish
- Extra lemon wedges
- Chopped parsley
- Cracked black pepper
👨🍳 Instructions:
Prep
- Pat prawns dry.
- Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Melt butter in a small pan; add garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant. Stir in lemon juice, zest, and parsley. This garlic butter works as both a marinade and a basting sauce — if you're curious about when to marinate and when to sauce, it's a useful distinction to understand before you fire up the BBQ.
- Stir in lemon juice, zest, and parsley.
Grill
- Preheat BBQ to medium‑high (200 °C).
- Brush prawns with garlic butter.
- Grill 2–3 minutes per side until pink and lightly charred.
- Brush with more butter as they cook.
Finish
- Transfer to a platter.
- Drizzle remaining garlic butter over prawns.
- Squeeze fresh lemon on top.
🍽️ Serving Suggestions:
- With grilled corn and vegetables
Alongside steak or chicken on the BBQ board
Over rice or garlic bread for a simple meal
✨ Pro Tip:
Don't overcook — prawns turn rubbery fast. Pull them off as soon as they curl and turn opaque. If you're unsure how to tell when prawns are cooked, this guide takes the guesswork out of it.
This recipe uses:
This recipe uses our peeled tiger prawns — and if you're looking for more ways to cook them beyond the BBQ, four ways to love tiger prawns covers everything from pan cooking to Asian-style preparations.
