Easy Prawn Recipe
Prawn Shrimp Fettucine
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An easy shrimp recipe (depending on were you live, that would be easy prawn recipe)
What's the difference? In the UK, we use 'shrimp' for small and 'prawn' for large. In the US, they say 'shrimp' for everything but they tend to be large, super sized some would say. Canada, Australia and New Zealand tend to use the term prawns in the same way.
The tomato sauce base is very useful - you can use it with any mixture of seafood or fish you like as a pasta sauce.
I like to serve this with some garlic bread - see the tip below for quick garlic bread without switching on the oven.
Grate some parmesan to hand separately so that people can help themselves and sprinkle it on just before eating.
Prawn Fettucine
1 tbspn olive oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
1/2 pint (300 ml) white wine
1 14 oz (400g) can peeled chopped plum tomatoes
1 tbspn tomato puree
1 lb (450g) fettucine
12 oz (350g) cooked peeled prawns (shrimp)
1 tbspn fresh chopped parsley
Heat the olive oil and gently fry the onion and garlic.
Add the wine, tomatoes and puree and simmer for about 10 minutes until the sauce begins to thicken.
Cook the fettucine according to the instructions on the packet.
Add the prawns to the sauce and heat through.
Serve at once with freshly grated parmesan.
This is a really simple prawn recipe - if prawns are too expensive in this quantity for you, then you could use a can of tuna and just a few prawns instead.
*TIP* Take slices of white bread and toast one side, rub a peeled garlic clove then butter the other side and finish toasting under the grill - quick, easy garlic bread.
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Cook's Notes You could use this super easy prawn recipe sauce as an entree (main course) in other ways without having it with pasta. I would try some saute potatoes and some steamed veg or even stir fried veg with it. If you would like it a bit spicy, add some chilli or paprika powder to taste. I often have meals like this, I like a sauce with my food and this is such a tasty base sauce to use and experiment with as you feel. |
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Shrimp Fettucine
By Liz Alderson, Mar 30, 2016
Depending on where you live, this will be either Shrimp Fettuccine or Prawn Fettuccine - either way, the gorgeous tomato sauce lifts this easy recipe to great heights.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4
Main Ingredient: shrimp. canned tomatoes, fettuccine