[
US
/ˈpɹɔn/
]
[ UK /pɹˈɔːn/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɔːn/ ]
VERB
- fish for prawns
NOUN
- shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
- any of various edible decapod crustaceans
How To Use prawn In A Sentence
- Thinking back to his sarky statement about Manchester United and the prawn sandwiches, I think there is a great deal in that.
- Pile each croute with the prawn mixture and serve at once. The Sun
- Serves 2-4, depending on hunger4 raw, unshelled tiger prawns90ml olive oil3 cloves garlic, finely chopped500ml good-quality fish stock150g sustainable monkfish, cut into chunks1 onion, finely diced1 tsp smoked paprika200g chopped tomatoes50ml dry white winePinch of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp hot water200g Calasparra or other short-grain rice150g baby squid, cut into rings150g broad beans150g mussels, scrubbedHandful of flat-leaf parsley to garnish½ lemon, cut into wedges 1. Shell the prawns and put the flesh aside. How to cook the perfect paella
- Only the sizzling Mongolian lamb hotpot, mayo-slaughtered wasabi prawns, the stodgy dumplings and leaden-battered soft-shell crab were truly terrible.
- He appears just as I'm about to start on a roasted jewfish with prawns, and offers a sturdy paw.
- Mom, who usually gets battered and deep-fried prawns when she eats Chinese, said these were the best she's had.
- Won ton made with chopped prawns, ground pork, mushroom and cooked with thin noodles in supreme broth.
- The restaurant serves roasted octopus, and clam and prawn risotto. Times, Sunday Times
- Shall we get some shrimp and prawns?
- I used to work in a restaurant as a teenager and I would have been docked a week's wages had I tried to use that many prawns on a starter.