Prawn Pasta

by

Mike Reid

INGREDIENTS

  • 200g Green (uncooked) Prawns, shell off head on 

  • 200g Spaghetti Pasta

  • 50g Butter, unsalted

  • 1 clove of Garlic, chopped

  • 2tbsp Shallots, diced in half

  • ½ punnet of Cherry Tomatoes, sliced in half

  • 50ml Water 

  • Fresh Parsley, chopped

  • Salt to taste



METHOD

  • Cook pasta in your boiling salted watered until just cooked before setting aside until needed. 

  • Add your butter to the pan over a medium heat, season with Salt and lightly saute your prawns on both sides for about 2-3mins and remove from the pan and set aside. You don’t want the prawns cooked through as they will go back in later to finish off.

  • Add your shallots to the pan with a dob of butter

  • Slice the garlic and add to shallots

  • Add tomatoes to the pan and sweat them down adding a little water at this stage. You may not need all the water depends on how juicy your tomatoes are. This will help to create your sauce.

  • Add Fresh Parsley to pan.

  • Add pasta to the sauce and then some grated Parmesan. And season

  • Place Spaghetti on a serving plate and top with the prawns.

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