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Prawn, Chilli and Blistered Tomato Linguine

Linguine tossed with garlic prawns, burst cherry tomatoes and lemon in one pan while the pasta boils.

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

Per serving · estimated

Energy
640 kcal
Protein
33 g
Fat
23 g
Carbs
75 g
Freshly cooked Prawn, Chilli and Blistered Tomato Linguine

Method

  1. Step 1 of 10

    Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil.

    • Salt
    stockpot on hob
  2. Step 2 of 10

    Slice the garlic thinly and cut the chilli into rings.

    • Garlic
    • Red chilli
    slice garlic
  3. Step 3 of 10

    Halve the cherry tomatoes and chop the parsley.

    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Flat-leaf parsley
    halve cherry tomatoes
  4. Step 4 of 10

    Drop the linguine into the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 9 minutes.

    • Linguine
    9 min
    pasta into boiling water
  5. Step 5 of 10

    Warm the olive oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat and cook the garlic and chilli until fragrant, about 1 minute.

    • Olive oil
    • Garlic
    • Red chilli
    1 min
    garlic fragrant
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  6. Step 6 of 10

    Add the tomatoes with a pinch of salt and cook until the skins blister and the juices run, about 4 minutes.

    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Salt
    4 min
    tomatoes blistered
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  7. Step 7 of 10

    Add the prawns and cook, turning, until pink, curled and at 63 °C, about 3 minutes.

    • Raw king prawns, peeled
    63 °C / 145 °F3 minShrimp, lobster, crab and scallops to 63 °C / 145 °F
    prawns pink curled
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 10

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

    • Linguine
    reserve pasta water
  9. Step 9 of 10

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

    • Linguine
    emulsion glossy
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  10. Step 10 of 10

    Finish with lemon juice, parsley and black pepper, then serve.

    • Lemon
    • Flat-leaf parsley
    • Black pepper

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