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  • Quick and Tasty Prawn and Tomato Pasta - Pantry and Fridge Dish

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    Quick and Tasty Prawn and Tomato Pasta - Pantry and Fridge Dish
    Publisher of So So Simple Food
    by Gilli Wrightson
    184 recipes
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    Ingredients

    • Tomato Sauce
    • 2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
    • 1 tin crushed tomatoes
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • Slosh of vinegar (white wine, cider or rice wine)
    • On a medium heat add olive oil and garlic
    • Just cook for about 2 minutes to get the garlic going, (Oooh that divine aroma)
    • Add the tin of Tomatoes, rinse out the tin with a little water, no waste please
    • Season with Salt, Pepper and Sugar
    • Simmer for about 10 minutes, longer if you have time but not really necessary
    • Add Vinegar
    • Set aside till needed
    • Refrigerate, if needed later
    • Prawns
    • This is my favourite way of cooking prawns
    • Inspired by Ina Garten The Barefoot Contessa
    • Prawns cooked this way are now on our Christmas Menu
    • Requested by the Grand Children
    • They are so cheap these days, already cleaned and with just a tail on
    • A great standby in your freezer
    • The packet I buy, has approx 100 prawns per kilo
    • Amount per person... that's up to you
    • I reckon for this Pasta Dish about 8-10 per person
    • Frozen Prawns
    • Juice and Zest of 1 lemon
    • Garlic peeled and crushed
    • Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
    • 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
    • Thaw Prawns
    • Throw into a ceramic dish
    • Add Olive Oil. Lemon Zest, Garlic Salt and Pepper
    • Let marinate for at least 10 minutes
    • Meanwhile pre-heat oven to 210C
    • Roast Prawns for 4 minutes
    • Remove and pop into a dish with all of the juices
    • Add Lemon Juice
    • So while all of this is happneing
    • Put a large pot of Salted water on to boil
    • Add Fettucine Pasta... 100 gms per person

    Directions

    I need to have a herb garden here in our deck. Then this delicious dish, would look prettier.

    Nevertheless I haven't and I didn't want to go to the shops.

    I always have tinned tomatoes, dried pasta in the pantry

    Plus frozen prawns in the freezer

    Just add some garlic, lemon and good olive oil and you have an excellent dish

    This prawn dish is good enough to serve to guests.

    A friend, Chef Brent Matches, gave me a tip to get a really good quick tomato sauce.

    Add a slosh of vinegar at the end

    Use a good vinegar, I really like Cider or Rice Wine Vinegars, they have a touch of sweetness which lifts the tomatoes

    This also makes a great base for pizza and will keep well in the fridge for at least a week or so.

    I used Fettucine, but use any Pasta that takes your fancy or more to the point, whatever you have in the pantry

    Anything to soak up the fabulous sauce

    Cook till al dente (around 8-9 minutes

    Drain

    Combine Tomato Sauce, Pasta and Prawns

    Serve

    As I said at the beginning, some cut up fresh herbs, would have been nice

    Basil or parsley I think

    Devour

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