Chorizo and Prawns Skewers with a Creamy Lemon Dip

 Chorizo should be considered a basic staple in our house. I always have a sausage or two in the fridge and several individually wrapped in the freezer.

I fry it up and mix it with peas, sweetcorn and rice for a quick and easy dinner for the boys. Crispy it and serve it with an omelette for breakfast, fry it off and glaze with sherry for a super simple tapas dish or add it to stir fried cabbage for a great side dish.

But possibly the quickest way I know to get rid of chorizo is to make these chorizo and prawn skewers. This recipe is based around an appetiser I found on the BBC Good Food website. The first time I made these I made a mistake, I was only cooking them for the boys. I cut up some fruit, buttered some bread and made up 8 skewers. They vanished instantly. They didn’t even make it to the table! My boys demolished them.

The next time I wanted to serve them as a appetiser for 4 people so I made 20. Five each, I thought that would be about right. Second mistake, 5 each didn’t last long. I am sure I only got 4, someone had 6 skewers on their plate! I’m not pointing fingers Dad.

The problem is they are just so delicious!

I am planning to make these on New Years Eve, but I wanted to share the recipe in advance, so you too can see the New Year in with these yummy morsels. It was a great sacrifice to make a small batch up yesterday 😉 there were no complaints in our house that these were served at afternoon tea. Although I did have to become a kitchen security guard! The moment the smell of chorizo filled the house I had little fingers trying to steal bits away. This is why only 8 made it to the plate for photos, two pieces went missing! This meant I had two extra prawns so I disposed of them 😳

The recipe is hardly a recipe, it is so easy and quick that I feel I am cheating you. But I would be cheating you if I didn’t share these. Try them for yourself but promise me you won’t save them for a once a year treat. They really are too good.

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INGREDIENTS

Makes 8

• 2 tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp mayonaise
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• White pepper
• 1 chorizo sausage (the raw kind from the deli)
• 8 large raw prawns
• Chopped parsley
• pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)

1. Mix together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and a shake of white pepper. Cover and leave in the fridge until you serve the skewers.
2. Slice the ends of the chorizo and then slice the sausage into thick disks.
3. Place the chorizo slices into a cold frying pan. (add the ends too as a cooks perk 😉 )
4. Turn on the heat and allow the sausages to cook, crispy and ooze out the delicious paprika spiked oil.
5. Once the chorizo is crispy on each side, a matter of 2 minutes a side, remove it from the pan but keep the orange oil ready to fry the prawns.
6. Cook the prawns for 2-3 minutes until cooked through and tinged with chorizo oil.
7. Use mini skewers or cocktails sticks to secure a piece of chorizo to each prawn.
8. Place on a serving platter, drizzle over an remaining oil, serve with a generous sprinkling of chopped parsley and the lemon dip.
9. The cayenne pepper is optional and I don’t always add it. Sometimes I sprinkle it over the dip.