Spaghetti With Prawns And Rocket Recipes

CREAMY GARLIC PRAWN PASTA

Steps:

• Bring to boil a large pot of water. Add pasta and cook per packet MINUS 1 minute. (Note 5).
• Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup of pasta cooking water and set aside. Drain pasta.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tbsp of butter in a large non stick skillet over medium high heat. Add prawns and cook for 1 1/2 minutes on each side until just cooked through. Remove prawns.
• In the same skillet, add 1 tbsp butter. Once melted, add garlic. Stir for 20 seconds until fragrant.
• Add wine and stir. Simmer for 2 minutes until wine mostly reduces (see video).
• Add cream, broth and parmesan. Stir until the parmesan is melted, then leave to simmer for 1 1/2 minutes until it thickens slightly (will thicken more in next step).
• Add prawns, stir, then add pasta plus about 1/4 cup of reserved pasta water. Toss pasta (still on stove) and the sauce will thicken in about 30 - 45 seconds and start clinging to the pasta.
• Take it off the stove before the sauce is as thick as you want - it will thicken more.
• Sprinkle with most of the parsley and black pepper, check salt (I don't need more). Toss again until the sauce consistency is to your taste. Add a tiny splash of pasta water if it gets too gluggy.
• Serve immediately, garnished with remaining parsley and parmesan if desired.

PRAWN LINGUINE

Steps:

• Peel the prawns, reserving all the heads and shells. Run a knife down the back and pull out the veins. Keep 4 prawns whole, running your knife down those ones again to butterfly them. Chop the rest of the prawns into small chunks to help distribute that sweet taste throughout the dish.
• Put the saffron into a little bowl with a thimble of boiling water.
• Place the prawn heads and shells in a large pan on a medium heat with a lug of olive oil and fry while you peel and finely chop the onion, then add it to the pan. Cook until the onion starts to soften, stirring occasionally.
• Add the saffron with its soaking water and the anchovies. Turn the heat up, add the wine and cook it away, then add the tinned tomatoes, 1 tin's worth of water and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 12 minutes.
• Leave the sauce to cool a little, then, in small batches, blitz in a blender until smooth, pass through a coarse sieve and season to taste.
• Put a large pan of salted water on to boil for the pasta. Peel and finely slice the garlic, quarter the cherry tomatoes and finely slice the chilli. Trim and finely slice the fennel, preferably on a mandolin (use the guard!).
• You can make this with the fresh or dried pasta - if you're using fresh, cut the sheets into linguine.
• Now it's time to focus. Great pasta is all about timing and confidence - the sauce takes 4 minutes, so if using dried pasta, get that on first and start the sauce after 8 minutes; if using the fresh, cook it halfway through the sauce process - I don't want you to overcook the prawns or pasta.
• Place a large pan on a high heat and, once hot, add a good lug of olive oil, quickly followed by the garlic and chilli. After 30 seconds, toss in the whole prawns, then after another 6 seconds add the chopped prawns, cherry tomatoes and fennel, and toss again. Pour over the sauce and bring to a simmer.
• At this point, drain your cooked pasta and place it on top of the sauce. Toss again, quickly check the seasoning and divide between four bowls, followed by any leftover prawns and sauce. Top each portion with a clump of rocket, add a squeeze of lemon juice and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Eat it, and be proud of yourself.

SPAGHETTI WITH PRAWNS, CHILLI & ROCKET

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to pack instructions.
• While the spaghetti is cooking, split the chillies down the centre lengthways. Using a teaspoon and starting at the top, scoop the seeds from the flesh - add these if you like your food hot. Using a sharp knife, cut the chillies in thin strips, bundle them together and cut across to make squares.
• Drain the spaghetti, toss with a drizzling of olive oil and set aside. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or sauté pan over a high heat and add the prawns. Stir in the chillies, season, then add the spaghetti. Remove from the heat, fold through the rocket and stir.

WILD ROCKET AND CHILLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions. Prepare your sauce by gently heating a little olive oil then add the garlic, chilli, and anchovies. Add the wild rocket, toss and add the lemon zest. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice.
• Drain the spaghetti then toss it with the sauce, taste and season if needed. Place on a plate and pile the extra handful of wild rocket on top with a good sprinkling of grated Parmesan.

SPAGHETTI WITH PRAWNS AND CHILLI

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to pack instructions or until the pasta is al dente.
• Shortly before the spaghetti is ready, put the oil and garlic into a large deep frying pan or shallow saucepan over a medium-high heat. As soon as the garlic starts to sizzle, add the chillies and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and fry for a further minute. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, prawns and some seasoning and cook for 11/2-2 minutes, until the prawns are heated through.
• Drain the spaghetti and add to the pan of prawns with the rocket and toss together well. Divide between 4 warmed pasta bowls and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH PRAWNS, LEMON, ROCKET AND CHILLI

Steps:

• Cook your spaghetti in a large pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat Frylight in a large frying pan and toss in the garlic and chilli. As the garlic begins to colour (be very careful not to let it start to burn!), add the prawns and sauté them for a minute
• Add the white wine and the tomatoes and simmer for a couple of minutes until the liquid has reduced a little.
• When the pasta is ready, drain it in a colander. Toss the spaghetti in with the sauce, and pour in the lemon juice
• Add half the chopped rocket, and season with salt and pepper
• Divide between 4 plates and sprinkle with the grated lemon zest and the rest of the rocket leaves.

PRAWN, CHILLI, VODKA, AND ROCKET LINGUINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of slightly salted water to the boil, and cook until al dente. When cooked, drain in a sieve or colander, and cover with the pan's lid to keep warm.
• Using a sheet of lightly oiled kitchen paper, wipe down the inside of the pan to remove any trace of starch or salt. Then, pour in the olive oil, and return pan to a medium heat.
• Add the finely diced onion, lemon zest, and red chilli, and cook for 2-3 minutes until they have started to soften.
• Next, add the garlic and tomato, cook for a further 2 mins, then add the spring onions and cook for a further minute.
• Pour in the vodka, and when the pan's juices start to simmer, add the prawns and cook for 2-3 minutes stirring thoroughly.
• Then, stir in the passata, season with salt and freshly milled black pepper, and heat until the sauce starts to bubble.
• Add the cooked linguine a handful at a time, stirring regularly to ensure that the pasta is evenly covered with the sauce. Warm through for 2- 3 minutes, stirring occasionally then mix in the rocket leaves, followed by the lemon juice, and stir thoroughly. Heat through for a further 1-2minutes, or until the rocket leaves has started to wilt.
• Turn out into a large serving bowl, add another generous grind of black pepper, a drizzle of olive oil, and serve with a large wedge of lemon.

SPAGHETTI WITH PRAWNS AND ROCKET

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in large pain of salted boiling water.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and toss in the garlic and chilli.
• Add prawns when garlic begins to colour and saute for a minute.
• Add white wine, tomato puree, simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Toss the spaghetti with the sauce, squeeze in the lemon juice, add half the chopped rocket (add a little of the cooking water if you want to loosen the sauce).
• Season, divide between 4 plates, and sprinkle with grated lemon zest and the remaining rocket leaves.