hi I’m Pete from Jamie’s food team and today I’m going to show you how to
today I’m going to show you how to
today I’m going to show you how to butterfly prawns
butterfly prawns
butterfly prawns here’s first prong as you can see it’s
here’s first prong as you can see it’s
here’s first prong as you can see it’s got its head on and it’s still in its
got its head on and it’s still in its
got its head on and it’s still in its shell so that this hard shell here this
shell so that this hard shell here this
shell so that this hard shell here this is his back and what we’re going to do
is his back and what we’re going to do
is his back and what we’re going to do is cut through its back cut through the
is cut through its back cut through the
is cut through its back cut through the shell open the tail up roll out a little
shell open the tail up roll out a little
shell open the tail up roll out a little bit the best thing to do is to take a
bit the best thing to do is to take a
bit the best thing to do is to take a serrated knife like this doesn’t have to
serrated knife like this doesn’t have to
serrated knife like this doesn’t have to be this big you haven’t got one this big
be this big you haven’t got one this big
be this big you haven’t got one this big but a serrated blade is really good for
but a serrated blade is really good for
but a serrated blade is really good for doing this because you’ll find that a
doing this because you’ll find that a
doing this because you’ll find that a smooth blade will just slip off the
smooth blade will just slip off the
smooth blade will just slip off the prong whereas this catch isn’t actually
prong whereas this catch isn’t actually
prong whereas this catch isn’t actually cut into the shell because remember it’s
cut into the shell because remember it’s
cut into the shell because remember it’s not it’s not me we’re cutting here
not it’s not me we’re cutting here
not it’s not me we’re cutting here initially its shell we need to cut
initially its shell we need to cut
initially its shell we need to cut through you need to hold the prong flat
through you need to hold the prong flat
through you need to hold the prong flat you need to be careful
you need to be careful
you need to be careful keep your fingers sticking up don’t try
keep your fingers sticking up don’t try
keep your fingers sticking up don’t try it all little out because then you’ll
it all little out because then you’ll
it all little out because then you’ll cut the end your fingers hold it up and
cut the end your fingers hold it up and
cut the end your fingers hold it up and when you’re comfortable start cutting
when you’re comfortable start cutting
when you’re comfortable start cutting with it serrated knife along the shell
with it serrated knife along the shell
with it serrated knife along the shell like that
like that
like that and this is what you want open up the
and this is what you want open up the
and this is what you want open up the prong like that without cutting through
prong like that without cutting through
prong like that without cutting through it you cut a little bit more into the
it you cut a little bit more into the
it you cut a little bit more into the head if you like there we go and that
head if you like there we go and that
head if you like there we go and that stuff when it caramelizes this stuff
stuff when it caramelizes this stuff
stuff when it caramelizes this stuff when it cooks on the barbecue we’re in a
when it cooks on the barbecue we’re in a
when it cooks on the barbecue we’re in a frying pan super delicious so don’t get
frying pan super delicious so don’t get
frying pan super delicious so don’t get rid of that now one last thing you need
rid of that now one last thing you need
rid of that now one last thing you need to do before you cook it it just look
to do before you cook it it just look
to do before you cook it it just look inside the back of the shell here then
inside the back of the shell here then
inside the back of the shell here then you’ll find it either on this side or on
you’ll find it either on this side or on
you’ll find it either on this side or on this side you’ll find a little pipe like
this side you’ll find a little pipe like
this side you’ll find a little pipe like that and that’s the prawns intestine and
that and that’s the prawns intestine and
that and that’s the prawns intestine and you don’t eat that you know that is you
you don’t eat that you know that is you
you don’t eat that you know that is you go pull it all the way down pull the end
go pull it all the way down pull the end
go pull it all the way down pull the end off and that’s your prawn butterfly and
off and that’s your prawn butterfly and
off and that’s your prawn butterfly and ready for cooking now you don’t have to
ready for cooking now you don’t have to
ready for cooking now you don’t have to keep the head on if you don’t want to
keep the head on if you don’t want to
keep the head on if you don’t want to you can take it off and that’s easy to
you can take it off and that’s easy to
you can take it off and that’s easy to do and we can cut it off and just pull
do and we can cut it off and just pull
do and we can cut it off and just pull it off quite simple and then do exactly
it off quite simple and then do exactly
it off quite simple and then do exactly the same things you before fingers up
just carefully carefully take your time
just carefully carefully take your time cutting the shell if you’re not cut
cutting the shell if you’re not cut
cutting the shell if you’re not cut quite enough to open it up and go back
quite enough to open it up and go back
quite enough to open it up and go back cut again open it out then we change
cut again open it out then we change
cut again open it out then we change knife and we look for the little and
knife and we look for the little and
knife and we look for the little and testing bit there is all right
testing bit there is all right
testing bit there is all right and there’s your prawn butter five and
and there’s your prawn butter five and
and there’s your prawn butter five and ready to go so I’ll just do a couple
ready to go so I’ll just do a couple
ready to go so I’ll just do a couple more fingers up out of the way so gently
don’t have to be super quick at this
don’t have to be super quick at this open the shell out and use a little
open the shell out and use a little
open the shell out and use a little knife pick this dodgy bit out now you
knife pick this dodgy bit out now you
knife pick this dodgy bit out now you can use this technique on prawns around
can use this technique on prawns around
can use this technique on prawns around the size or prawns a little bit smaller
the size or prawns a little bit smaller
the size or prawns a little bit smaller but when prawns get really small it’s
but when prawns get really small it’s
but when prawns get really small it’s way too fiddly for prawns that are
way too fiddly for prawns that are
way too fiddly for prawns that are really big or even lobsters which are
really big or even lobsters which are
really big or even lobsters which are kind of the same thing the shell is
kind of the same thing the shell is
kind of the same thing the shell is really thick and it’s actually quite
really thick and it’s actually quite
really thick and it’s actually quite dangerous to be cutting into it with
dangerous to be cutting into it with
dangerous to be cutting into it with your hand right over here so I’m not
your hand right over here so I’m not
your hand right over here so I’m not sure I would if I was going to cut a
sure I would if I was going to cut a
sure I would if I was going to cut a lobster in half I wouldn’t do it this
lobster in half I wouldn’t do it this
lobster in half I wouldn’t do it this way here my prawns nicely butterflied
way here my prawns nicely butterflied
way here my prawns nicely butterflied opened out like that you can have them
opened out like that you can have them
opened out like that you can have them head on head off whichever you prefer
head on head off whichever you prefer
head on head off whichever you prefer they’re really nice and easy to eat now
they’re really nice and easy to eat now
they’re really nice and easy to eat now because once you’ve cooked them you can
because once you’ve cooked them you can
because once you’ve cooked them you can really take a fork scoop it in pull the
really take a fork scoop it in pull the
really take a fork scoop it in pull the meat out so it’s really simple it’s not
meat out so it’s really simple it’s not
meat out so it’s really simple it’s not fiddling about peeling shells or ending
fiddling about peeling shells or ending
fiddling about peeling shells or ending like that you made it very very easy for
like that you made it very very easy for
like that you made it very very easy for you and your guests to eat and you can
you and your guests to eat and you can
you and your guests to eat and you can cook them in all kinds of ways you can
cook them in all kinds of ways you can
cook them in all kinds of ways you can put them on a barbecue you equipment a
put them on a barbecue you equipment a
put them on a barbecue you equipment a griddle pan you can simply fry them or
griddle pan you can simply fry them or
griddle pan you can simply fry them or you could sprinkle them with all kinds
you could sprinkle them with all kinds
you could sprinkle them with all kinds of lovely herbs and spices and steam
of lovely herbs and spices and steam
of lovely herbs and spices and steam them and that’s how to butterfly prawns
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