66 of our top prawn recipes for every occasion and season
Whether you love your prawns barbecued, pan-fried or tossed, nothing pleases like a prawn.
Prawn and sesame toasts
A snack that's extremely hard to turn down.
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15 prawn pasta recipes that never fail to delight
Some like to throw their shrimp on the barbie. We like to toss ours through some bucatini.
Butterflied prawns with cherry and lime leaf sambal
Craft a Christmas entree from Australia's favourite summer ingredients.
Neil Perry’s king prawn, mango and hazelnut salad
Another Australian summer classic, and for good reason.
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Stillwater’s steamed tiger prawn and scallop dumplings with XO dressing
Chef CRAIG WILL of Stillwater Restaurant shows how to craft elegant dumplings, where shellfish are the hook.
Fried cavolo nero and peppered prawn gnocchi with pancetta
Pan-fried comfort and coastal richness with a hit of green — this is a top gnocchi recipe for seafood lovers and flavour seekers alike.
Sichuan-style green beans with pork mince
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Sichuan-style green beans with pork mince
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Prawn and crab toast with herb salad
This crunchy, fragrant prawn and crab toast recipe makes for a tasty snack at cocktail hour.
Tomato and prawn empanadas with picante sauce
Our tip is to make a double batch of this picante — a smoother, more refined version of salsa — to serve at will.
Prawn chowder with sweetcorn from Sean Moran
This warming bowl of prawn chowder is an elegant variation of the North American classic.
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Prawns with basil verde and seared scallops seafood platter
A seafood platter of barbecued prawns and seared scallops that's primed for summer entertaining.
Fragrant prawns with Thai basil and udon noodles
Fresh, fast and flavourful: this is the easy way to make prawns a midweek meal.
Saffron and coconut prawns
Make this vibrant, aromatic saffron and coconut prawn curry recipe for dinner tonight.
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Salt and pepper prawn and pork noodles
A flavour-packed noodle dish that requires very little time and effort.
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Soba noodles with nori sesame butter and sake-grilled prawns
An easy, everyday Japanese-inspired soba noodle recipe that requires little time and effort.
Summer paccheri with prawns, tomato and pickled chilli
Add some cooked crab or lobster meat to this weeknight favourite and transform it into a luxe dinner party entertainer.
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33 seafood barbecue recipes to see you through summer
There's prawns on the barbie, and then some.
Prawn linguine with semi-dried tomatoes and olives
A summery prawn pasta that's a no-fuss midweek meal? Yes please.
Paul Farag’s grilled prawns, corn, saffron pine nut milk
If you have a little bit of time on your hands and you're raring to dress up your usual prawn salad routine, this is the recipe for you.
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Helly Raichura’s Bengali prawns and seablite (shorshe chingri)
If you have the forethought to soak your mustard seeds overnight, we can guarantee the results are well worth it for the vibrant colour and flavour they lend to the prawns.
Chicken, prawn and chilli pot stickers
If you're entertaining a crowd, prepare the pot stickers ahead and store, covered with a damp clean tea towel in the refrigerator and cook when required.
Prawn sandwich with kimchi mayo
Bring a little bit of humble sophistication to your next friendly gathering with these delicious prawn sandwiches with kimchi mayo.
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Prawns and clams baked in tomato and chilli
There's something so satisfying about cooking with clams.
Tony Tan’s char kway teow
Char kway teow is a perennial Malaysian favourite for a reason. Tony Tan shows us how it's done.
Barbecued prawns with brown butter and tamari
Mat Lindsay recipe for barbecued prawns with brown butter and tamari from Ester restaurant in Sydney.
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Vietnamese rice paper rolls
Flavour and freshness with every bite.
Tedesca Osteria’s prawns with saffron, fino sherry and garlic sauce
When very fresh prawns mingle with garlicky saffron butter, only good things happen.
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Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing
How to improve on fresh prawns with avocado? Adding a smoky, spicy tomato dressing to the mix.
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Prawns with saffron, chilli and quinoa
A light midweek dinner made easy.
Kazuki’s prawn and chive dumplings, sake butter and ponzu
Plump prawn parcels, enriched with that sake butter, and balanced with that citrus-y ponzu.
Liberté’s garlic prawns with chilli and Thai basil
A tried-and-true combination.
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Al Dente’s prawn ravioli
A very luxe pasta indeed.
Charred cabbage with chestnuts and prawns
Turn the humble vegetable into something special.
Wafu pasta: Fettuccine with prawns, tomato and sake-soy butter
An umami-packed combination that just works.
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Seafood and fennel pie
A new-school take on the classic fish pie.
Lau’s Family Kitchen’s prawns and char siu with vermicelli in a claypot
A knockout dish from the family-run Cantonese restaurant in Melbourne.
Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)
When coconut, spices and noodles combine...
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Watch: Jerry Mai’s guide to making bánh xèo
The Vietnamese savoury pancake, rendered into crisp, golden goodness before your very eyes.
Prawn curry
Comfort in a bowl.
Mustard butter prawns with corn and wilted greens
A combination of flavours that just works.
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Kylie Kwong’s Cantonese-style prawn wonton soup
"The success of this classic soup, the ultimate comfort food, lies in using the freshest ingredients," says Kylie Kwong.
Chilli-rosemary prawns with butter
Ready in just 15 minutes.
How to put together an impressive seafood platter
It’s big. It’s bold. It’s an occasion in itself – the classic plateau de fruits de mer is a thing of joy. Here's what's needed to do it justice.
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Seafood platter with chervil butter and a trio of sauces
The quintessential festive crowd-pleaser.
Prawn and soba noodle salad with sesame-ginger dressing
A go-to summer recipe that's light and satisfying in equal measure.
Neil Perry’s classic prawn cocktail
The classic that's stood the test of time.
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Tony Tan’s guide to making black pepper crab
A colourful, gutsy South East Asian favourite, this is a dish worth getting your hands dirty for. Roll up your sleeves and give it a crack.
Amy Chanta’s guide to making som dtum Thai (green papaya salad)
The secrets to Thailand's beloved green papaya salad, thanks to Sydney's doyenne of Thai food and owner of Chat Thai, the late Amy Chanta.
A short history of brodetto, and a recipe too
Brodetto has come a long way from its humble beginnings a fisherman's stew, writes John Irving. Today, variations on the traditional staple dot Italy's Adriatic coast.
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Kerala prawn curry
This south Indian curry sings with coconut, fragrant spices, and the freshest of fresh prawns.
Ma hor (galloping horses)
This classic Thai appetiser pulls out all the stops.
Sokyo’s guide to making nigiri
Executive chef Chase Kojima talks us through the precise art of draping finely cut slices of seafood over hand-pressed rice.
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Grilled prawns with coconut rice and peach sambal
Add a little luxury to your weeknight dinner.
Brae’s prawn head and kohlrabi tacos
There's crunch and freshness in every mouthful.
Raes on Wategos’ king prawn sangas
With the added crisp and crunch of prawn crackers.
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Seafood in hot-and-sour broth
Turn up the heat with this fragrant tom yum-style soup.
Mike McEnearney’s grilled prawn, watermelon and tomato salad
Summer's greatest hits, all in one bowl.
Louis Tikaram’s Mooloolaba prawn ceviche with green chilli dressing
An ideal summer starter that's all zing and spice.
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Prawn cocktail tower
And that’s a wrap – the perfect self-serve summer dish.
Lau’s Family Kitchen’s scallops stuffed with prawn mousse
For best results, find the freshest of fresh scallops.
Tony Tan’s typhoon shelter prawns
Love garlic? Love prawns? You'll love this.
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Sokyo’s guide to making chirashi zushi
Sushi master Chase Kojima of Sydney’s Sokyo restaurant reveals the key steps to this freewheeling deconstructed sushi.
Prawn and scallop har gow with garlic oil
Strictly traditional, these are not. Delicious? You bet.
Kylie Kwong’s prawn dumplings with organic tamari and chilli dressing
Don't underestimate that dressing – it's a smoky, sweet, sour, spicy and salty hit that works wonder with the dumplings.
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Kylie Kwong’s fried eggs with XO sauce
Her restaurant Billy Kwong may be gone, but we're still dreaming about that go-to dish from Kylie Kwong's restaurant.
How to make siu mai
Firm favourites in the dumpling world, these dainty parcels are child’s play to make.
Kerala-style prawn curry with cauliflower rice
Cauliflower rice makes a fine alternative to the real thing, adding extra nuttiness to this fragrant Indian-style prawn curry.
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How to make bouillabaisse with Damien Pignolet
This Provençal staple may have had humble beginnings, but it’s the undisputed king of fish stews.
Vietnamese-style grilled prawns with chilli dressing
The perfect grilled prawn lies in the dressing – and this one's a winner.
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Spicy prawn and lemongrass sticks
The sambal packs a mighty punch in these spicy prawn sticks, and using lemongrass stalks in place of skewers adds even more flavour.
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Kingdom of Rice’s fried rice with dried shrimp
The salty, oceanic taste of the shrimp with the sour-sweetness of the green mango, a little heat from the chilli and plenty of texture make this a complete dish.
Palisa Anderson’s yum makeua (grilled eggplant salad with prawns)
Fire up the barbecue for maximum flavour.
Palisa Anderson’s sour orange fish curry
This unique Thai curry marries sour and spice flavours in a thin, almost soupy, broth.
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Prawn and avocado with lime
With creamy avocado and the zing of lime juice, this Mexican-ish prawn cocktail is perfect for the summer. Just add corn chips.
Barbecued prawns with honey, sesame and lemon
Time to throw a shrimp on the barbie.
Seafood stew with risoni
A medley of seafood shines in this tomato, fennel and white wine broth that feeds a crowd and uses just one pot. Ripper.
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Rumi’s prawn börek
“Filled pastries have a very long history in the Middle East,” says Joseph Abboud. “The original, sanbosag or sanbusaj, became samosa in India, sambousek in Lebanon and sambusa in Ethiopia, to name a few. Börek, which are a great snack, are another.”
Prawn salad with chorizo, chickpeas and freekeh
Burghul or farro also work well here in place of the freekeh.
Charred prawn sandwich with fennel, lemon myrtle and lime
These luxe sandwiches are a treat for lunch or dinner, but can easily morph into a cocktail snack. That's versatile.
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Kylie Kwong’s Christmas fried rice
We've teamed up with OzHarvest and Kylie Kwong to create Gourmet Leftovers: a fried rice that uses up your Christmas produce.
Josh Niland’s Boxing Day omelette
Fridge full of leftovers after your last big party? Brunch the next day is a cinch with a bit of advice from Saint Peter chef Josh Niland, who shares his recipe for a fluffy omelette.
Charred prawns on skewers with lime
Because barbecued things on sticks just taste better.
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Charred prawns, eggplant and chickpeas with roast tomato vinaigrette
A simple but elegant dish that works beautifully as either a main or a side.
Bucatini with prawn fra diavolo
Bucatini with prawn fra diavolo recipe - For fra diavolo sauce, preheat oven to 200°C. Toss ingredients together in a roasting pan and roast until tender and starting to caramelise at the edges (40-45 minutes).
Spicy prawn and pineapple poke
Spicy prawn and pineapple poke recipe - Bring rice, coconut milk, 250ml water and 1 tsp sea salt to a simmer in a saucepan, then reduce heat to low, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook without uncovering for 20 minutes.
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Shōbōsho’s chicken and prawn wontons, chicken dashi and Chinese broccoli
A soul-reviving soup.
Kylie Kwong’s XO fried rice
"Everyone loves fried rice. Growing up, we'd have it twice a week, and even devoured it cold," says Kylie Kwong. "XO sauce takes it to another level."
King prawns and brown butter
"Every time I go back to Australia we go on surf trips up to Yamba and we buy a couple of kilos of cooked prawns, and sit on the headland and eat them with a dipping sauce," says Beau Clugston.
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Grant Achatz’s grilled prawns and beetroot with chilli and smouldering cinnamon
This riff on a dish from the Alinea opening menu uses dried Korean chilli threads to replicate the tingling sensation of spicy cinnamon chewing gum.
Prawn, cabbage and soba noodle salad
A quick and easy salad that sings with that sesame-miso dressing.
Turmeric and coconut grilled prawns with mint and cucumber salad
This simple spiced coconut sauce adds a lot of flavour to barbecued prawns (or fish or chicken, for that matter). Vietnamese mint gives a beautiful lift, but this dish works just as well with other mints.
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Prawn and pomelo salad with roasted chilli dressing
The prawns in this salad can also be left whole and barbecued in their shells for extra flavour.
Grilled prawns with tamarind, coconut rice and watermelon
Salty, sweet and sour, these grilled prawns with tamarind make a perfect match for the coconut rice and juicy watermelon in this recipe.
Spirit House’s prawn stir-fry with green peppercorns and krachai
This prawn stir-fry from the Sunshine Coast's Spirit House restaurant packs a punch with chilli and aromatic krachai, also known as wild ginger.
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Rockmelon, lime and poppy-seed prawn cocktails
We're saying cheers to a classic with this tweak of the unbeatable prawn cocktail. Thinly mandolined rockmelon adds a sweet touch, which you can always offset with as little or as much Tabasco as you'd like.
Prawn tostadas with corn relish and chipotle crème fraîche
The perfect combination of fresh prawns, chipotle chillies whipped into a crème fraîche and a tangy corn relish on canape-sized tostadas.
Christine Manfield’s prawn laksa
“The laksa paste and the stock can be made ahead of time, making the last-minute cooking and assembly quick and easy," says Christine Manfield.
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Christine Manfield’s soy-braised chicken with green bean sambal
A staple of Christine Manfield's recipe repertoire, this soy chicken is slow-braised in a master stock, taking on the aromatic flavours of Sichuan and liquorice root. The tomato-chilli sambal keeps for a month, so feel free to make extra.
King prawns with green salsa
King prawns with green salsa recipe- For the green salsa, place the jalapeños in a saucepan with enough water to cover and bring just to the boil.
