Spicy Chilli Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients
  • 1 box fettuccine 
  • olive oil
  • 300 – 360 g / 10 – 12 oz medium prawns/shrimp , peeled and deveined
  • 4-6 anchovies , whole (or 1 tsp anchovy paste)
  • garlic clove , minced
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 2 tsp+ chilli fakes / red pepper flakes
  • 2 cup / 500 ml tomato passata OR 28oz can crushed canned tomatoes
  • tsp finely grated parmesan
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley , plus more to serve
Directions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add a big pinch of salt and the pasta. Cook for the time per the packet MINUS 1 minute. SCOOP OUT a mugful of pasta cooking water before draining pasta (or transfer it straight from pot into sauce, if you time it right).
  2. Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add prawns and cook for 1 min, until surface just changes from translucent to opaque.
  3. Add red pepper flakes and anchovies. Stir briefly, then add wine and garlic.
  4. Cook for 1 minute until wine is mostly evaporated.
  5. Add tomato passata, squeeze of lemon juice, parmesan, salt and pepper. Bring to simmer, turn heat down to medium and cook sauce for 2 minute, stirring frequently (don’t cook for long otherwise will overcook prawns).
  6. Add pasta, about 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water and parsley. Toss gently for 2 minute (or gently stir with wooden spoon or tongs) until sauce re-thickens and it coats the pasta.
  7. Adjust salt, pepper and spiciness to taste. Serve immediately with more parsley.

Credit: Recipe Tin Eats

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