Prawn Pasta

Prawn pasta is a quick cooking pasta and a delicious meal to prepare. Unlike spaghetti or carbonara that has tomato sauce or cream, this pasta dish has an oil based sauce. Butter and olive oil are the base ingredients for the sauce. With regard to pasta, you can either use spaghetti or fettuccine or what ever kind of unflavored pasta you desire.

To cook prawn pasta; Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add butter and olive oil. Heat until frothy. Saute garlic until fragrant but don’t allow the garlic to brown. Add in the prawns and stir cook until the prawns are already pink in color. Add the rest of the ingredients, water, wine, soy sauce, liquid seasoning and chili flakes. Simmer for half a minute. Toss into the prepared pasta and serve hot. 

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How to Cook Prawn Pasta

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Pasta Recipes

Cuisine: Filipino

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked fettuccine or spaghetti noodles
• 1 kilo medium size prawns peeled and deveined, head removed
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 whole garlic peeled and chopped
• 2 Tbsp. white wine
• 1/2 tsp. liquid seasoning
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1/4 tsp chili flakes

Instructions

How to cook prawn pasta:

• Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add butter and olive oil. Heat until frothy.
• Saute garlic until fragrant but don't allow the garlic to brown.
• Add in the prawns and stir cook until the prawns are already pink in color.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, water, wine, soy sauce, liquid seasoning and chili flakes.
• Simmer for half a minute.
• Toss into the prepared pasta and serve hot.