Chili Prawn Pasta Food

SPICY CHILLI PRAWN PASTA (SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Get all the ingredients out and ready to go - this recipe moves fast!
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add a big pinch of salt and the pasta. Cook for the time per the packet MINUS 1 minute. SCOOP OUT a mugful of pasta cooking water before draining pasta (or transfer it straight from pot into sauce, if you time it right).
• Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add prawns and cook for 30 seconds, until surface just changes from translucent to opaque.
• Add red pepper flakes and anchovies. Stir briefly, then add wine and garlic.
• Cook for 30 seconds until wine is mostly evaporated.
• Add tomato passata, squeeze of lemon juice, parmesan, salt and pepper. Bring to simmer, turn heat down to medium and cook sauce for 1 minute, stirring frequently (don't cook for long otherwise will overcook prawns).
• Add pasta, about 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water and parsley. Toss gently for 1 minute (or gently stir with wooden spoon or tongs) until sauce re-thickens and it coats the pasta.
• Adjust salt, pepper and spiciness to taste. Serve immediately with more parsley.

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.

PRAWN PASTA WITH GARLIC AND CHILLI

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of well-salted oil to the boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.
• Meanwhile, put the olive oil, garlic and chilli in a saute pan and heat slowly until it just starts to sizzle. This ensures that the oil gets infused with the garlic and chilli flavour, rather than just burning.
• Add the wine to the pan and reduce the heat. Reduce slightly.
• In a separate pan, dry-fry the cured ham until crispy (or do it under the grill).
• Just before the pasta is ready, add the prawns to the garlic and chilli mix and stir until pink.
• Drain the linguine, reserving a little of the water and add the pasta to the prawn mix. Stir well to coat. If necessary, use a little of the pasta water.
• Turn off the heat and stir through the basil, Parmesan and ham.
• Season and serve immediately.

CHILI PRAWN AND TOMATO SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following the packet directions until tender and then drain but reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Return pasta to pan.
• Meanwhile heat oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat and add garlic and chili and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant and then add prawns and cook stirring for 2-3 minutes or until pink and cooked through.
• Add tomato and cooking liquid and cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper ad stir through the parsley and then serve.