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Prawns Aglio e Olio
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Making Prawn Stock (Step 2)
Prawns Aglio Olio Recipe
If you are not making the prawns stock (step 2), reserve some pasta water and add it in place of the prawn stock in the last step.
Ingredients:
- 2 servings of pasta (about 160-180g spaghetti)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 40g butter divided
- 10 to 12 large prawns (US name: shrimps)
- 10 cloves garlic peeled and sliced or roughly chopped (not too finely)
- 2 chilli padi sliced (may substitute with 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes)
- 30g Italian flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
- sea salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Directions:
- Bring a pot of water with 1 tbsp sea salt to a boil. Cook pasta according until al dente (usually 2-3 mins minus recommended cooking time for spaghetti). Drain and set aside the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water if not making prawn stock.
- Remove the shells and veins from the prawns. Add the prawns heads and shells to a small pot with just enough water to cover them (I use about 150ml water), bring to a simmer for about 3-5 minutes to make prawn stock. Strain the stock and set aside.
- Heat half the butter in a sauce pan. Cook the prawns on both sides and set aside.
- Add olive oil to the sauce pan with the prawn juices and browned bits. When the oil is heated, add garlic and chilli. Saute until the garlic turns light brown.
- Turn off the stove. The garlic will continue cooking in the hot oil on its own for a few more seconds in the hot oil, until they turn a lovely golden brown.
- Add cooked pasta, cooked prawns, about 2 tbsp of prawn stock, chopped parsley and remaining butter (cubed) to the garlic & oil mixture. Stir to coat all the ingredients evenly. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
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Wiffy dear
Thanks so much for this.
My Boys love it!
thanks so much, happy to hear that :)
made it today and it was a hit with the family, thank you!! :)
thank you, glad u like it!