
Prawn Munchies
Fresh king prawns in flavorful garlic with fresh parsley. Made with Jus-Rol Puff Pastry Sheet.
Quick Stats
Easy
Makes 12
20 minutes bake time
Prawn Munchies
Fresh king prawns in flavorful garlic with fresh parsley. Made with Jus-Rol Puff Pastry Sheet.
Ingredients
- 1 x 320g Jus-Rol Puff Pastry Sheet
- 50g butter, softened
- 1 fat clove garlic, crushed
- Small bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 165g jumbo raw King prawns
Techniques Used
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How to Roll Puff Pastry
How to Roll Puff Pastry
- For best results when rolling out puff pastry use a large, clean dry area of the work surface and lightly dust it with plain flour.
- Place pastry dough on surface and lightly dust it and the rolling pin with flour.
- Roll pastry firmly, always rolling away from you, give the dough 2-3 rolls.
- Then turn the dough a quarter turn.
- Dust again if necessary and continue rolling out, frequently turning the pastry so it is not always rolled in the same direction as this causes shrinkage.
- When the pastry has increased in size, pick it up to turn by rolling it round the rolling pin.
- Lift the pin with the pastry around it carefully and turn it to lay out and continue rolling. Again this is done to prevent the pastry from stretching as you lift it which in turn would result in shrinkage in baking. Puff pastry should be rolled out to approx. 4-5 mm depth.
- To re- roll puff pastry once you have cut something out from the main piece, layer up all the trimmings, folding to achieve approximately an even stack.
- Press stack lightly together with fingers.
- Then roll out as before.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C in a fan oven)/Gas mark 7.
2. Mix the butter, garlic and parsley in a bowl and set aside. - Unroll the puff pastry sheet and cut into 3, widthways. Cut each strip in half, horizontally and then cut each rectangle in half diagonally, so you have 12 triangles.
- Sit a pastry triangle in front of you, with the shortest side closest to you. Divide the garlic butter between the pastry triangles, placing a small amount 1cm up from the shortest side (closest to you).
- Lay a prawn on top of the butter, horizontally and roll the pastry over the prawn to the top, pressing the top point securely underneath, so they don’t unravel during cooking. Repeat with the remaining pastry and prawns.
- Place on a baking tray and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the prawns are pink and cooked and the pastry is puffed and golden brown.
Serve warm.
Tips
- Take the pastry out of the fridge and remove from the box approximately 10 minutes before you are ready to use it, as it will be easier to work with.
- Delicious eaten hot, or cold!
- If you roll the puff pastry sheet with a rolling pin, you will compress the carefully constructed layers and your puff pastry won't rise as much. If you need to stretch the pastry sheet, do it gently with
- Off cuts are great for making tasty cheese straws.
- These tasty treats are delicious served with sweet chilli dipping sauce!
- If you have 3 guests for dinner, why not serve 3 per person (that’s 4 people in total ) with a fresh rocket salad!