There is nothing quite like bringing a little taste of sunny Spain right into your own kitchen. With just a few simple, fresh ingredients, you can make something that feels fancy and special, yet is wonderfully easy to put together.

Ingredients

• 12 to 15 Large prawns (peeled and deveined)
• 4 to 6 cloves thinly sliced garlic:
• Olive oil
• Red pepper, a pinch (or fresh small chilli, chopped, if you like it spicy)
• Chopped fresh parsley
• A Squeeze of lemon juice (optional)
• Salt to taste
• Crusty bread or baguette for serving

Instructions
Wash your prawns and pat them completely dry with a paper towel. (Dry prawns cook better and won’t make the oil splash too much!) Season them lightly with a pinch of salt.

Pour the olive oil into a small skillet or frying pan and place it over medium-low heat.

Add the sliced garlic and red pepper flakes right away into the cold oil. This lets the garlic slowly flavour the oil as it heats up without burning.

Let the garlic cook gently until it turns a soft, golden brown and smells amazing (usually about 2 to 3 minutes). Watch it closely so it doesn’t burn.

Turn the heat up to medium-high. Drop the prawns into the sizzling garlic oil.

Cook them for about 1 to 2 minutes on one side, then flip them over.

Cook for another minute until the prawns turn pink and opaque.

Turn off the heat, squeeze a little fresh lemon juice over the top, and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.