Chilli & Garlic Prawns with Easy Saffron Aioli

This chilli & garlic prawns recipe is the perfect thing to serve at a summer dinner party! It's quick, simple and is guaranteed to impress.

When we want to really treat ourselves then prawns are always high up on the list of ingredients we turn to. They're fresh, light and summery and taste great in so many different dishes.

We're always looking for new things to do with prawns but sometimes it's the simple and classic flavours which work the best like these chilli and garlic prawns.

Oh I have the most delicious summer recipe for you! Will and I love a good prawn now and then and there is really nothing better than tucking into a prawn you have to peel yourself, all juicy and messy and delicious.

Soooo much better than the crappy little things you get in the supermarket!

We had some friends round for lunch a few weeks ago and we always take that as an opportunity to buy some really tasty ingredients.

A fab little fishmongers has opened up down our road so we decided it was time to check it out and see what wonderful ingredients we could find there. We bought some of these gorgeous prawns and marinated them for a bit in chilli and garlic then cooked them on the grill (or you could totally do them on the barbecue if you were so inclined).

Ingredients you need to make these chilli and garlic prawns with easy saffron aioli:

• Prawns: Get the biggest, juiciest ones you can get your hands on, you want everybody to get reallll messy
• Garlic Cloves: You need plenty of garlic for this recipe, it is garlic prawns after all!
• Lemons: The zest goes into the marinade and then add a big old squeeze of lemon juice to the prawns before serving
• Coriander: For that herby kick
• Olive Oil
• Chilli: To add that spicy kick 
• Mayonnaise: Use whatever your favourite brand is
• Saffron Threads: These add the most amazing flavour to the aioli
• White Wine: Whatever you have on hand

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They came out perfectly plump and juicy. So full of crazy good flavour and then add in the saffron aioli and you've got the perfect summer starter.

The saffron aioli was a revelation by the way. We used shop-bought mayonnaise, no shame here people, if you're entertaining then bets are you have better things to be doing than making your own mayo unless you have time to make it in advance.

The addition of saffron makes the most beautiful bright yellow dip which explodes with garlicky flavour, it was the thing that our guests were fighting over. The leftovers were even demanded to be kept at the table to be used with the beef we served for main course!

These prawns make the most wonderful starter, all you need is a bit of crusty bread to soak up all of the extra marinade and that incredible aioli!

Expert tips for making these garlic prawns

Make sure to devein the prawns before cooking them. There are plenty of tutorials online for how to do this or you can ask your fishmonger to do it for you

If you're sensitive to spice your can reduce the amount of chilli used in this recipe or leave it out altogether

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