Creamy Shrimp Pasta
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Health Score:
74 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
ready in 50 min.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed Orange (filleted and chopped, juice reserved)
- 5 Tbsps Lime juice
- 1 clove garlic cloves (crushed)
- sugar
- ⅞ cup double cream
- 14 ozs Spaghetti
- 16 large Prawn (peeled and deveined)
- olive oil
- 3 Tbsps Pine nuts
- ½ bunch Basil (sliced finely lengthways)
- 1 tsp crushed Red pepper flakes
Preparation steps
1.
Put the orange juice and lime juice in a pan and bring to the boil. Add the garlic and stir in 1 tbsp sugar. Simmer briefly, pour in the cream and simmer over a moderate heat for 5-7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper.
2.
Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.
3.
Sear the prawns in hot oil. Season with salt and ground black pepper and take off the heat.
4.
Toast the pine nuts in a hot frying pan without fat until golden brown. Remove from the pan and put to one side.
5.
Drain the pasta and mix with the orange pieces, basil and sauce. Check the seasoning and arrange on plates with the prawns. Serve sprinkled with chilli flakes and pine nuts.
