how long should I cook tiger prawns for?

[Dale K]

First you will want to Saute them in Butter till pink, then heat your curry sauce and add the prawns, the shrimp have to be cooked first, but remember that as soon as they turn pink to pull them out, as they will get rubbery if you saute them too long! Makes me want to go out and buy some too ! Love seafood !

 

[Caroline]

I have raw black Tiger prawns which I cooked in a curry last time for about 30 mins but they were still black and squishy and tasted awful. I think they were still raw. I want to cook them in a curry sauce again but don't know how long I should cook them for. Any ideas?

 

[chefowen21]

Prawns are sold on a scale of number of prawns per pound which is determined by their size. 14-16 prawns means there are 14 to 16 prawns per pound and are fairly large. 16-20, 20-30 are other sizes. Most prawns cook quickly 3-5 minutes, and turn whitish in color. They should also be added last as they do cook quickly and will get tough if they cook a long time.

Here's my suggestion: take a little of the sauce, about 3/4 cup and put it in a saute pan and bring it to just under bubbling. Add the prawns and cook until the prawn turns white about 3-4 minutes, maybe longer if they are larger. Then add everything back into the nain sauce pan. Make sure you have taken the shells off also. You may also want to butterfly the prawns by making a cut along the back, from back to front and then spreading the two halves which is still connected at the tail or "butterflying" it.

 

[J♥K♥M]

It doesn't take long to cook shrimp and prawns. Not at all. I think you should brown them with a little oil in a pan before you add the sauce. Then add the sauce and let them simmer for a few minutes. Cut one open and try it if you need to before you take them out.