Sweet Jacket Potato with Piri-Piri Prawns

4.75 (37)
⏱ 55 mins 🍽 Serves 1 🌶 portuguese ✅ Easy 🏷 Main course

Indulge in a special dinner for one with this Portuguese-style recipe. A large sweet potato is baked until tender, then filled with a vibrant mixture of king prawns cooked with garlic, red pepper, chilli and paprika in a tangy tomato sauce. It is finished with a light mayonnaise flavoured with sweet paprika and a scattering of fresh parsley for a complete and satisfying main course.

Sweet Jacket Potato with Piri-Piri Prawns

Ingredients

  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 2 1/2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 1 small red pointed pepper sliced into rings
  • pinch of chilli flakes
  • 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 100g raw king prawn
  • few sprigs parsley chopped
  • 2 tbsp light mayonnaise

Method

  1. Set your oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the sweet potato on a tray, coat it lightly with some of the oil and season with salt. Bake it for 45 mins until completely tender.
  2. While the potato cooks, warm the rest of the oil in a pan. Cook the garlic and pepper rings for 2 mins, taking care not to let the garlic colour. Stir in the chilli flakes, half the paprika, the vinegar, ketchup, 1 tbsp water and the prawns. Let the mixture bubble for 2 mins until the prawns are fully cooked. Mix through most of the parsley, reserving a small amount for garnish.
  3. Combine the leftover paprika with the mayonnaise. When the potato is ready, cut it open and fill it with the prawn mixture. Add a dollop of the paprika mayo on top, scatter with the saved parsley and serve immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories425 kcal
Fat17 g
Saturates3 g
Carbs46 g
Sugars22 g
Fibre9 g
Protein22 g
Sodium760 mg
Salt1 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryMain course
Cuisineportuguese