King Prawn Linguini In A Tomato And Caper Sauce Recipes

PRAWN LINGUINE - AUTHENTIC ITALIAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add the garlic followed by the tomatoes and a sprig of parsley, and stir-fry for a few minutes, stirring often.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, then cook the pasta al dente, about 8 minutes for linguine.
• Add the red chili flakes (if using ) into the skillet, followed by the cleaned king prawns. I like to add whole king prawns first, then a handful of chopped ones, to give more texture to the sauce. Stir fry them for a couple of minutes, until they're pink and cooked through. Pour in a splash of white wine at this point if you like. Remove the parsley and garlic from the pan and discard them, then sprinkle the lemon zest all over the prepared sauce.
• Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of pasta water. Add the pasta into the skillet, and sauté all the ingredients for a minute. If your sauce it's too dry, pour in a little of the reserved pasta water.
• Stir to combine all the ingredients, then turn the heat off. Sprinkle some chopped parsley all over the linguine, season generously with freshly cracked black pepper and serve immediately.

KING PRAWN LINGUINI IN A TOMATO AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Step 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan and add crushed garlic and fry on a high heat for 1 minute. Stir in tomato puree, chilli, marjoram and cook for a further minute. Then add a splash of wine, capers, tinned tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer.
• Step 2 In another saucepan cook the linguini in salted water and cook per packet instructions.
• Step 3 Just before the pasta has cooked put the king prawns in the saucepan and stir into the tomato sauce and cook through until they have turned pink.
• Step 4 Once pasta has cooked drain then combine with the other ingredients in the saucepan, add chopped parsley and stir through. Serve in a bowl and drizzle lemon oil on top. Done.

CHILLI PRAWN LINGUINE

Steps:

• To make the dressing, mix 2 tbsp virtually fat-free fromage frais, the grated zest and juice of 2 limes and 2 tsp golden caster sugar in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Cook 280g linguine pasta according to the packet instructions. Add 200g trimmed sugar snap peas for the last minute or so of cooking time.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wok or big frying pan, toss in 2 finely chopped large garlic cloves and 1 deseeded and finely chopped large red chilli and cook over a fairly gentle heat for about 30 seconds without letting the garlic brown.
• Tip in 24 peeled raw king prawns and cook over a high heat, stirring frequently, for about 3 minutes until they turn pink.
• Add 12 halved cherry tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes until they just start to soften.
• Drain the linguine pasta and sugar snap peas well, then toss into the prawn mixture.
• Tear in a handful of basil leaves, stir, and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with mixed salad leaves drizzled with the lime dressing, and warm crusty white bread.