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Tomato and tiger prawn pasta

Name: Tomato and tiger prawn pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 400g orecchiette or other short dried pasta; 2 tbs olive oil; 1 eschalot, finely chopped; 800g green tiger prawns, peeled, deveined, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 4 truss tomatoes, seeds removed, chopped; Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil; 1/2 bunch each basil and chives, chopped

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by Matt Wilkinson

Chef and author

Oct 03, 2015

Tomatoes, prawns and pasta - it's a simple but totally winning combination that everyone will love!

400g orecchiette or other short dried pasta
2 tbs olive oil
1 eschalot, finely chopped
800g green tiger prawns, peeled, deveined, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Fresh tomato sauce

1 tsp coriander seeds
4 truss tomatoes, seeds removed, chopped
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
1/2 bunch each basil and chives, chopped

Method

1.

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions. Drain.
2.

Meanwhile, for the fresh tomato sauce, toast coriander seeds in a dry frypan over medium heat for 1 minute or until fragrant. Using a mortar and pestle, grind to a fine powder. Transfer to a bowl with remaining ingredients, season and set aside.
3.

Heat oil in a large frypan over medium heat. Add the eschalot and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add the prawn and garlic, then season and cook for 3-4 minutes until prawns are just cooked. Add pasta to the pan and remove from heat. Stir through tomato sauce, then serve.