Sauteed prawns (tahiti)

Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

1 kg Prawns
150 g Chopped onion
2 Crushed garlic cloves
1 Glass water or white wine
30 g Finely chopped parsley

Instructions:

Salt and red pepper Wash the prawns thouroughly breaking off the feelers or legs which are too long. Fry the chopped onion in a heavy frying pan until golden. Add the prawns and continue cooking until they turn red in colour. Season and add a glass of water or dry white wine to the pan then the crushed cloves of garlic and a light sprinkling of paprika. Cover the pan and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes. Check the seasoning sprinkle over the fresh parsley and serve hot. From "Tahitian Cooking" Michel Swartvagher and Michel Folco. le editions du pacifique Papeete-Tahiti 1980. ISBN 2-85700-062-6. Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; September 13 1992.