Recipe No 222 pasta sauce

Prawn and cream pasta sauce

Time

Prep:

Total:

Difficulty
easy
Yield
4 serves • 800 g
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • Butter
    60 g
  1. 01
    Melt in a fry pan over medium heat.

  • Scallions, finely chopped (6 medium)
    90 g
  1. 02
    Add to pan.
  2. 03
    Cook, stirring, for .

  • Prawns (shrimp), raw, peeled (keep tails intact)
    500 g
  1. 04
    Add to pan.
  2. 05
    Cook until just starting to change color, about .
  3. 06
    Remove prawns from the pan and set aside.

  • Brandy (¼ cup)
    60 g
  1. 07
    Add to pan.
  2. 08
    Reduce by half, about .

  • Thick (double/heavy) cream (1¼ cup)
    315 g
  • Thyme, chopped (1 tbsp)
    2.5 g
  • Flat-leaf parsley, chopped (¼ cup)
    7 g
  1. 09
    Add to pan.
  2. 10
    Stir to combine.

  • Salt
    2 g
  • Pepper
    0.4 g
  1. 11
    Season.
  2. 12
    Simmer until the sauce begins to thicken, about .
  3. 13
    Return the prawns to the pan and cook until done, about .

  • Flat-leaf parsley, chopped
    7 g
  • Parmesan cheese, grated
    15 g
  1. 14
    Garnish for finished dish.

Food pairings

Tagliatelle (using Pasta dough).

Categorisation

Category
pasta sauce
Meal
component
Cuisine
italian
Diet
pescatarian
Tags
cream pasta sauce prawn shrimp