This is a sponsored post for Woolworths.
If you’re in Australia you might have seen the fun {and funny} new ads from Woolies. If you haven’t check out The Prawn Whisperer here. This year, Woolies is sharing the different ways Aussies spend their Christmases.
One thing on my bucket list is to have a white Christmas. I can imagine it would be nice to be all rugged up on Christmas Day, snow falling outside, spending the day by the fire with a warm meal for dinner. Doesn’t it sound magical?
The reality in Australia each Christmas is quite different. It’s always really hot, there’s no rugging up – just lovely, bright sundresses and preferably a swim at some point in the day. As kids we were lucky enough to have a nice swimming pool {half above ground, half below ground – so fancy!} and we’d open our presents and then head to pool, only resurfacing for food and sweets. And more presents as extended family dropped by.
My Ma always made the effort to make a hot lunch for Christmas. It included a roast, with vegetables and all the trimmings. It was always so hot in the kitchen as she got it all done, and it was delicious too. But we’ve kinda come to our senses and mixed it up a little bit now. We’ll have some hot {last year it was pork belly} and some cold {salads and seafood}. And there are always prawns. Always.
It’s only this year that I’ve really tried prawns. Hubby is so impressed, I can’t even begin to explain. These salt and pepper prawns were the BUSINESS. I thought they were spicy {deliciously spicy at that}, but Lacey didn’t even bat an eyelid. When I asked her if she thought they were spicy, she shook her head and kept munching. I got this yummy prawn recipe from the Woolworths site, here.
Ingredients
2 tbs olive oil
2 tsp salt flakes
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp Szechaun seasoning
750g Australian banana or king prawns, heads removed, peeled & de-veined, tails attached
Soy sauce, chilli and lime wedges to serve
Method
♥ Combine oil, salt, pepper, garlic & Szechaun seasoning in a bowl. Add prawns and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
♥ Thread prawns onto skewers, lengthways {as you can see in the pictures above}. Heat a BBQ or frying pan to medium heat. Cook prawns 2-3 minutes on each side until cooked through. Serve with the soy sauce and lime wedges.
Note: You can use either green Australian banana or Australian king prawns. When I went to the seafood department at Woolies, they had both – but Hubby informed me that banana would be best. I’m such a prawn newbie that I just do as I’m told!
Check out other delicious prawn recipes {as well as ideas for Christmas} here.
How do you spend Christmas Day? Do you eat a hot meal? And do you ever indulge in a swim?
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