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Delicious churrasco prawns with aji sauce

In Brazil, churrasco is a term for barbeque, with the meat or seafood of choice commonly grilled on skewers. In this case, the grilled prawns are teamed with a Peruvian aji sauce, which consists of sweet onion and jalapenos.

This is an edited extract from Lyndey Milan’s Taste of Australia, published by Hardie Grant, RRP $39.95

Visit Lyndey's website here: lyndeymilan.com

Ingredients:

Aji sauce

Directions:

1. For the aji sauce, place the jalapeños, spring onion and coriander in a small food processor and process until finely chopped.

2. Add the red wine vinegar, lime zest and juice and oil and continue to process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Preheat a barbecue or chargrill pan to high.

4. For the prawns, insert a wooden skewer at the tail and push through the length of the prawn. Brush the prawns with oil and cook on the barbecue or in the chargrill pan for 2 minutes each side or until cooked through.

5. Serve with the aji sauce.

Republished with permission of Wyza.com.au

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