Special prawn pasta

Special prawn pasta

Juicy tiger prawns turn this simple supper dish into something really special

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily halved or doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

  1. Video tutorial: Preparing prawns

Method

  1. Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, salted water according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat a small knob of the butter in a frying pan. When it starts to sizzle, add the prawns and fry for 1 min until they start to change colour. Add the garlic and sizzle for 1 min more, splash in the wine, then bring to the boil. Swirl in the rest of the butter, season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice, then stir in the chopped parsley.
  2. When the pasta is just cooked, drain and toss through the prawns. Divide the pasta between 2 bowls, pour over any excess sauce and serve straightaway.
Try

Which prawns?

This dish works best with tiger prawns as they have the best flavour. It's essential to use raw ones.

Per serving

548 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 75g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2006.

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  • 09 November 2007

    Barbara rated this recipe

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  • 10 November 2007

    ruthaki rated and commented on this recipe

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    I added an extra clove of garlic and a chopped chilli pepper.......very nice!!

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  • 11 February 2008

    Samantha rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really quick and easy recipe...and sooooo yummy.

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  • 27 February 2008

    Hiyamod rated and commented on this recipe

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    I did the recipe as written, but the whole family did not enjoy it at all .. :-(

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  • 23 April 2008

    YorkshireKaren rated and commented on this recipe

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    We loved this recipe, it's so simple yet really tasty. I used frozen raw tiger prawns, and a pinch of dried chilli flakes instead of the parsley. My husband loved it so much he's asked me to cook it again as soon as possible!

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  • Binder photo Jon

    18 May 2008

    Jon commented on this recipe

    Instead of parsley toss in a good handful of rocket leaves and must add 1 or 2 seeded chopped red chillies and make sure the butter is unsalted,

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  • 31 May 2008

    aitchelle rated this recipe

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  • 15 July 2008

    Drew commented on this recipe

    Just made this :-) great -- added more garlic and seeded red chilli

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  • 19 December 2008

    YorkshireKaren commented on this recipe

    This is really nice with coriander instead of the parsley, too...and I agree the chilli flakes add a great kick to what is now our favourite supper dish when the kids are out!

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  • 20 January 2009

    konstantine101 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really easy and really tasty!

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  • 07 March 2009

    Nounou rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really nice recipe, simple and very tasty! I tend to change it a bit though as I don't put nearly as much butter... I actually use some of the garlic butter I always have ready in the freezer and had a spoonful of half fat crème-fraiche at the end. I usually serve it on a bed of rocket as the nice peppery flavour of the rocket gives it a nice twist.

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  • 25 April 2009

    Pixieloveheart rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was quick and simple, but so tasty! We used dried chillies and left out the parsley

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    27 April 2009

    Deb rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this last night, loved it. I used 2 gloves of garlic and a big pinch of crushed chillies.

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  • Binder photo Del

    09 June 2009

    Del rated and commented on this recipe

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    Gorgeous. I added some courgettes when i was frying the prawns and they really added to the flavour, providing a clean twist to the creaminess. A few chilli flakes too and this is my new favourite friday night supper dish!

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  • 27 June 2009

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily halved or doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

An impressive meal - with little effort

Ingredients

  • 200g linguine or spaghetti
  • 25g butter
  • 200g raw peeled prawns , preferably tiger prawns
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 100ml white wine
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • small handful flatleaf parsley , roughly chopped
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Per serving

548 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 75g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, salt 0.94 g

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