Prawns cooked in salt crust

Ingredients 

12 Prawns

1 lime or lemon

2kg coarse sea salt

3 egg whites

In this recipe, king prawns are prepared with a salt coating. Meal is cooked with a salt crust because the result is deliciously juicy food. The salt crust acts as insulation, and the food retains moisture, effectively steaming the foodstuff. The salt will have given the food a mild, salty flavor after this process. Isn't it interesting to attempt this on your Big Green Egg?

Preparation

Open the Big Green Egg's cover, add the Stainless Steel Grid, and light the charcoal inside. The EGG should be heated to 220 °C. Produce the salt crust in the meantime by combining the sea salt, egg whites, and just enough water to make a kneadable salt dough.

The salt mixture should be applied to the bottom of the Deep Dish Baking Stone in a thickness about 1 centimeter thick. Making sure the heads are resting on the edge of the Deep Dish Pizza Stone, place the prawns in the salt with the hollow side of the tail facing up. The remaining salt mixture should be applied to the tails and gently pressed. Close the EGG's lid after setting the Deep Dish Pizza Stone on the grid. Cook the prawns for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the salt is firm and the heads are a lovely shade of pink. Slice the lime or lemon in the meanwhile.

Use an EGGmitt and both hands to remove the Deep Dish Pizza Stone from the EGG. Use a hammer to smash the salt crust, then take the prawns out of the Deep Dish Pizza Stone. If preferred, squeeze some lime or lemon juice over the prawns before serving.