Prawn and Tomato Pasta Recipe
Serves 2.
450g Roma tomatoes
200g fresh fettuccine (or other pasta)
3 teaspoons oil
About 16 medium green prawns, peeled and deveined
2 spring onions/shallots, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup white wine
Salt & pepper
1/3 cup cream
2 teaspoons finely shredded fresh basil, and extra whole leaves for decoration
Cracked black pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese
Remove cores from tomatoes and cut a cross in the skin opposite the stem end of each tomato. Place tomatoes in a saucepan of boiling water for 10-15 seconds, or until skin starts to lift. Remove from saucepan and place in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes. Peel and chop.
Cook pasta according to directions on packet and keep warm.
Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a heavy based pan over medium heat; add prawns. Fry until prawns are nearly cooked through. Remove prawns from pan and set aside.
Add shallots and garlic to pan with remaining oil and cook for 1-2 minutes, without browning. Add chopped tomato, wine and salt and pepper. Simmer for a few minutes until tomato is soft. Add cream and basil. Simmer for 2 minutes.
Puree tomato mixture in a blender or processor, return to pan and add prawns. Simmer until prawns are cooked through and sauce has thickened. Add pasta to pan and stir to combine.
Serve with cracked black pepper and Parmesan cheese. © www.exclusivelyfood.com.au
14 Comments:
Made this for some friends the other night, and they thought it was absolutely divine!! Thank-you for all of the great reipes!!
are we able to use parsley instead of basil?
Yes, you could use parsley instead of the basil.
Can white wine be substituted with another non-alcoholic ingredient???
Hi Afroaz,
You could use chicken stock instead of the wine in this recipe.
Hey amanda,
We just tried the prawn and pasta dish tonight with my family for christmas dinner, cause Here in Australia, seafood is as popular if not more popular then roast lamb/turkey etc...
Anyways, The dish was beautiful, I give it 9/10, I added some Dill aswell as Basil, and it was a great combination.
The shallots in it are great, and the wine was a nice touch,
Thanks for the great recipe, everyone scraped their plate practically licking it clean,
cheers, and Everyone who hasnt tried this is missing out BIG TIME
Great, simple and quick to prepare and tastes delicious.
Hi, do you have a recipe for carbonara pasta? Thanks!
We haven't yet developed a recipe for pasta carbonara.
Wow, just made this tonight and it's truly amazing. Thank you once again for a stunning but simple recipe.
How would you recommend reheating the dish?
Should I make the sauce & only mix in what is necessary, then save the rest & reheat it with another meal? Or is it OK to reheat it already mixted in with the pasta?
I've made this twice now, once for friends, and it's fabulous! Thanks for the recipe.
Hi Jess,
You could reheat the sauce in a pan and add it to freshly cooked pasta just before serving.
If you've stored the combined pasta and sauce, we recommend reheating in a microwave oven.
Yet another great recipe. However, because l have a young family (was cooking this for my husband and myself) l made the tomato sauce first and pureed it in the afternoon. Before dinner l only had to put the pasta on, cook the prawns and then add the sauce-it worked well. For next time if l am sort on time could l use tinned tomatos??
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