Prawns
Prawns: a seafood product with a distinct flavour and short cooking time, ideal for rice dishes, stews, grilling and snacks.
What it offers and why to use it
Prawns: a seafood product with a distinct flavour and short cooking time, ideal for rice dishes, stews, grilling and snacks. Peel and devein when required, then grill, sauté, steam or add near the end of rice, pasta and stew recipes to avoid overcooking.
Prawns: a seafood product with a distinct flavour and short cooking time, ideal for rice dishes, stews, grilling and snacks.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
Choose prawns with a clean sea aroma, firm glossy flesh and intact shells. Avoid specimens that are slimy, dry or smell of ammonia.
Store
Keep at 0–4 °C, covered and separate from ready-to-eat food, and cook as soon as possible. Defrost frozen prawns in the fridge.
Prepare
Peel and devein when required, then grill, sauté, steam or add near the end of rice, pasta and stew recipes to avoid overcooking.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Pairs well with olive oil, garlic, lemon, parsley, chilli, tomato, rice and pasta.
How to substitute it
Use another prawn variety of similar size, adjusting the cooking time; firm fish or squid provide a different but workable seafood option.
Recipes with prawns
Noodles with prawns mushrooms and spring garlic
Pescatarian
Spinach and prawn omelettes with cheese
Pescatarian
Whole-prawn potato croquettes with tomato sauce
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