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Garlic Prawn Linguine with Chilli and Lemon

Linguine tossed with prawns cooked in garlic, chilli and olive oil, finished with lemon and parsley.

Total
25 min
Hands on
20 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Italian

Per serving · estimated

Energy
630 kcal
Protein
37 g
Fat
22 g
Carbs
70 g
Freshly cooked Garlic Prawn Linguine with Chilli and Lemon

Method

  1. Step 1 of 11

    Bring a large pot of well-salted water to the boil.

    • Salt
    stockpot on hob
  2. Step 2 of 11

    Slice the garlic thinly.

    • Garlic
    slice garlic
  3. Step 3 of 11

    Slice the chilli into thin rings.

    • Red chilli
    chop chilli
  4. Step 4 of 11

    Chop the parsley and cut the lemon in half.

    • Flat-leaf parsley
    • Lemon
    chop herbs
  5. Step 5 of 11

    Lower the linguine into the boiling water and cook for 9 minutes.

    • Linguine
    9 min
    pasta into boiling water
  6. Step 6 of 11

    Warm the olive oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat.

    • Olive oil
    heat oil in pan
  7. Step 7 of 11

    Add the garlic and chilli and cook until the garlic is pale gold, about 1 minute.

    • Garlic
    • Red chilli
    1 min
    garlic fragrant
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 11

    Add the prawns and cook, turning once, until pink, opaque and cooked to 63 °C, about 3 minutes.

    • Raw peeled prawns
    63 °C / 145 °F3 minShrimp, lobster, crab and scallops to 63 °C / 145 °F
    prawns pink curled
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  9. Step 9 of 11

    Scoop out a mugful of pasta water, then drain the pasta.

    • Linguine
    reserve pasta water
  10. Step 10 of 11

    Tip the pasta into the prawn pan with a splash of pasta water and toss until glossy.

    • Linguine
    emulsion glossy
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  11. Step 11 of 11

    Squeeze in the lemon juice, stir through the parsley and season with salt and pepper.

    • Lemon
    • Flat-leaf parsley
    • Salt
    • Black pepper

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