Sticky Chilli Jam glazed crab claws and prawns.

[minesamojito]

A warning is required with this recipe….. this is seriously messy eating at its heavenly best, you have no choice but to eat with your fingers, and the lovely sweet sticky glaze will smother your fingers, but my what a joy to eat like this.
Using the scotch bonnet chilli jam left over from the previous recipe, I had a cunning idea that it would make a lovely sticky glaze for some crab claws and prawns I had just bought.
In a large frying pan over a medium heat, I fried off 2 cloves of garlic and half a red chilli in a tablespoon of rapeseed oil until softening, then I added a handful of whole large prawns and 3 large pre cooked crab claws that had been cracked open with a sharp tap from the back of a knife to open them up a little and let the flavours in.
I waited until the prawns were cooked on one side for a few minutes before turning everything over to cook on the other side, at this point I added 2 large tablespoons of chilli jam and waited a few more minutes before stirring together, as the jam warms it creates a lovely sticky glaze. I finished with a squeeze of lemon, seasoned and added a little chopped coriander.
I enjoyed this with a glass of Chilean Viognier which went perfectly.
Cheers
Marcus

[faz]

They look lovely - have you considered goin on Masterchef??

[minesamojito]

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say.
Cheers
Marcus