Hi again,
This is a sequel to my previous post on trout when it struck me that I have the same issue with prawns...! Wife cooks them perfectly and I am a little cowardly when it comes to using the Weber, mainly because I don't know the optimum method...
If I put prawns on skewers how should I treat them prior to cooking and what is the best method off cooking? Should I use the trivet over the grill plates? Or should I just cook them skewer-less on the plate?
I have this fixation with under and over cooking - under results in imminent death (?) and over means rubbery (?) - how do you tell how much is just right?!
Any advice greatly appreciated..
Malcolm
Prawns on a Weber Q300
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Re: Prawns on a Weber Q300
G'day Coylum
On New years eve I did a few kgs of Prawns in my Q220 using Buccaneer's spicy bbq prawn recipe. I have cooked them like this before and love them. This time I cooked them for my caravanning friends and they all asked for the recipe. It's a must try. I skewered them 4 to a skewer placed them on the grill, closed the lid and checked them in 2 minutes. Flipped them for another 2 minutes checked them again and they were spot on so I removed them. Your BBQ may need slightly different timing depending on the heat you have coming out. At the end of the day they cook very quickly. You can always throw them back in if you find they are slightly under but once you cross the threshold there is no coming back!
http://www.aussiebbq.info/forum/viewtop ... f=10&t=827
Try them with Petaluma Riesling
On New years eve I did a few kgs of Prawns in my Q220 using Buccaneer's spicy bbq prawn recipe. I have cooked them like this before and love them. This time I cooked them for my caravanning friends and they all asked for the recipe. It's a must try. I skewered them 4 to a skewer placed them on the grill, closed the lid and checked them in 2 minutes. Flipped them for another 2 minutes checked them again and they were spot on so I removed them. Your BBQ may need slightly different timing depending on the heat you have coming out. At the end of the day they cook very quickly. You can always throw them back in if you find they are slightly under but once you cross the threshold there is no coming back!
http://www.aussiebbq.info/forum/viewtop ... f=10&t=827
Try them with Petaluma Riesling
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Re: Prawns on a Weber Q300
Coylum
I use the Weber fish grill tray I can fit a kg of them (peeled, tails on) on the tray at one time. 2 Minutes is spot on if you take a bit of time flipping them you may want to reduce the time by 10 seconds a side.
I do them this way all the time.
On the Q300 have both burners down about 3 - 4 strokes from high for a 1/2 full tray and 2 - 3 strokes for a full tray
Last time I demonstrated cooking prawns (Qty 12) on the Q300 I did them on high for 2 minutes per side They had just gone past the sweet point and had turned slightly chewy/rubbery when they started to cool. They were ok straight off the Q300 but as they rested they cooked more.
Cheers
I use the Weber fish grill tray I can fit a kg of them (peeled, tails on) on the tray at one time. 2 Minutes is spot on if you take a bit of time flipping them you may want to reduce the time by 10 seconds a side.
I do them this way all the time.
On the Q300 have both burners down about 3 - 4 strokes from high for a 1/2 full tray and 2 - 3 strokes for a full tray
Last time I demonstrated cooking prawns (Qty 12) on the Q300 I did them on high for 2 minutes per side They had just gone past the sweet point and had turned slightly chewy/rubbery when they started to cool. They were ok straight off the Q300 but as they rested they cooked more.
Cheers