Bavette with Prawns for the Italian in Me
I think I must have been Italian in my previous life – I love food inspired by that part of the world.
And pasta has always had a special place in my heart. Whenever I am in an Italian restaurant, whether it is in Italy or anywhere else, I always order pasta, and I never get bored of it.
At home, I have to stop myself from cooking pasta more often than once per week. (I try to cut on refined grains – luckily, I can use wholemeal pasta, so I have an excuse!).
Bavette with Prawns – Quick but Stunning Pasta Dish
The recipe for Bavette with Prawns is simply fantastic: straightforward to make and only a few ingredients that work perfectly well with each other.
It is so simple that you can prepare it even after a long day at work without much effort.
However, on the other hand, it is festive enough to be served to guests. I have tested it many times, and my guests have always asked for second helpings!
P.S. Instead of bavette, you can easily use spaghetti.
P.P.S. Talking about spaghetti – if you are interested in another delicious and easy to prepare dish, you will love this pasta with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella.
Bavette with Prawns and Spicy Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic thinly chopped
- 0.5 chilli (without seeds, quarter chopped and quarter left as one piece),
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
- 2 tins tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 100 g fresh spinach
- 400 g prawns without shells
- 400 g bavette or spaghetti
- salt and pepper
- basil
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan over medium heat; add the garlic, chilli and parsley, fry constantly stirring for a short while till aroma is released.
- If you are using whole tomatoes, cut them into smaller pieces, then add to the pan and increase the heat, so the mixture boils.
- Decrease the heat and cook for 15 min. till the sauce thickens. In the meantime, you can check its taste – add sugar and if the sauce is too spicy, discard the piece of chilli.
- Cook the pasta as per the packet instruction.
- Add the spinach to the sauce, stir.
- Adjust the seasoning and add the prawns to the sauce. If you are using cooked prawns, just reheat them; if raw – cook them in the sauce till they change their colour to pink.
- Sprinkle with chopped basil.
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