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Pasta Con Gamberi – Pasta With Prawns
Recipe Category:
Italian
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An original recipe from Lavender and Lime
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Ingredients
10
whole prawns
15
mls
olive oil
1
shallot, finely chopped
2
cloves
garlic, finely chopped
1
whole dried chilli
15
mls
vegetable fond
125
mls
white wine
250
mls
water
1 x 400
g
tin chopped tomatoes
2.5
mls
dried marjoram
small handful chopped parsley
Method
take the heads and shells of the prawns
heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and add the prawn heads and shells with the shallot, garlic and chilli
when the shells start to colour add the fond, the white wine and ½ a cup of water
simmer until the shells and the heads are nice and red and then pass through a sieve
discard the solids and save the stock
add the tinned tomatoes to the pan with the rest of the water and the marjoram and allow to simmer
now get your pasta cooking and cut the prawns in half
add the stock to the tomatoes and with two minutes to go, cook the prawns
serve with the pasta and garnish with the parsley