PRAWN SPAGHETTI RECIPE UK RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Cook your spaghetti in a large pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions.
  2. Meanwhile, peel and finely chop the garlic. Heat 3 good lugs of extra virgin olive oil in a large frying pan, then toss in the garlic and crumble in the chilli. As the garlic begins to colour, add the prawns and sauté them for a minute. Add the white wine and tomato purée, and simmer for a couple of minutes.
  3. Grate the zest of the lemon and roughly chop the rocket. When the pasta is ready, drain it in a colander, reserving a little of the cooking water.
  4. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce, squeeze in the lemon juice, add half the chopped rocket, adding a little of the reserved cooking water if you want to loosen the sauce a bit, and correct the seasoning with sea salt and black pepper.
  5. Divide between 4 plates and sprinkle with the grated lemon zest and the rest of the rocket leaves.

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a deep frying pan over a high heat. Add the prawns and half the garlic. Fry for 2–3 minutes or until the prawns turn pink. Tip onto a plate and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the remaining oil, the rest of the garlic and the chilli. Fry for 2 minutes. Add the tomato purée and chopped tomatoes, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pan of salted water according to the packet instructions.
• Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking water. Add the pasta to the sauce with a ladleful of the reserved cooking water and toss together to coat the pasta. Return the prawns to the pan, add the basil and toss everything together.