Special prawn pasta

Special prawn pasta

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

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily halved or doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

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.
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Which prawns?

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

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2006.

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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 15 July 2008

    Drew commented on this recipe

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

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily halved or doubled

Preperation 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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