Penne With Prawns, Tomato And Crème Fraîche

Penne With Prawns, Tomato And Crème Fraîche
  • Author: Ed Baines

In this dish, succulent cooked prawns and penne pasta come together in a savory, creamy sauce infused with the flavors of mirepoix, white wine, and fish stock. It's a delightful medley of seafood and pasta, garnished with fresh basil and Parmesan for a flavorful finish.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 255g/8oz cooked peeled prawns
  • 200g/7oz penne
  • mirepoix (finely chopped vegetables
  • ½ pint fish stock
  • ½ glass white wine
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 tbsp crème fraîche
  • bunch fresh basil
  • good handful parmesan
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp plain flour

Instructions

  • Cook the penne for 8 minutes in boiling salted water, strain and toss in olive oil.
  • Preheat the olive oil in a pan and add the mirapois of onions, celery, garlic and carrot and cook until soft.
  • Add the flour and stir into the vegetables.
  • Add the tomato purée, bay leaf, lemon juice, wine and reduce, then add the fish stock. Bring to the boil and reduce.
  • Pass the liquid through a sieve and return to the pan.
  • Add the cooked prawns and bring back to the boil and add the crème fraîche.
  • Add the cook penne and then stir in half the parmesan and some torn basil leaves.
  • Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan and some more basil.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 4