Spaghetti with scampi

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 7
COOK TIME
35 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 red onions (about 120 g)
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 50 g dried tomatoes
  • 1 red chilli pepper
  • 2 tablespoons (10 g each) Oil
  • 1 tablespoon (15 g) Sugar
  • 1 can(s) (850 ml) peeled tomatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 200 g Spaghettini
  • 16 peeled shrimps (approx. 25 g each, with tail)
  • 1 tablespoon (10 g) Lime juice
  • 5 Stem(s) Coriander green
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and finely dice the onions and garlic. Cut dried tomatoes into smaller pieces. Halve chillies lengthwise, remove seeds and cut into small pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Fry the onions, garlic and chilli in it.

  2. 2

    Sprinkle with sugar and let it caramelize for about 5 minutes at medium heat. Chop the tomatoes in the tin with a long knife. Deglaze onions with tomatoes, stir in dried tomatoes.

  3. 3

    Season with salt. Bring to the boil and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile cook the noodles in plenty of boiling salted water for about 8 minutes. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and fry the prawns for about 4 minutes on both sides.

  4. 4

    Deglaze with lime juice and remove. Wash the coriander, dab dry and chop finely, except for a little to garnish. Stir the coriander into the sauce and season with salt, pepper and sugar.

  5. 5

    Drain the pasta and let it drain. Arrange noodles, sauce and prawns on plates. Serve garnished with coriander.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
400 kcal
CARBS
49 g
FATS
9 g
PROTEINS
28 g