Tagliatelle With A Simple Sweet Tomato Sauce And Shrimps Recipe

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Ingredients

• 4 tbsps butter .
• 4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil .
• cognac (or Vecchia Romana, 2 shot glasses) .
• 150 ml double cream (5 1/2floz) .
• 300F g prawns (small ones, peeled) or shrimp (10 1/2oz) .
• sea salt .
• 8 plum tomatoes .
• 1 garlic clove, peeled & finely sliced .
• 400F g tagliatelle pasta noodles (dried or fresh, 14oz) .
• fresh ground black pepper .
• 1 lemon (zest & juice) .
• 1/3 c parsley, roughly sliced

Directions

• Step #1 Blanch & skin the tomatoes (score tomatoes with one or more criss cross, cool in cold water, plunge into boiling water for ca 30s until skin begins to peel away, remove skin).
• Step #2 Half tomatoes & chop into small pieces.
• Step #3 Put a pan of salted water on to heat for the pasta.
• Step #4 Put the butter & olive oil in a second pan, & fry the prawns, garlic, lemon zest & tomatoes for a couple of mins.
• Step #5 Add the booze & allow to flame if you like.
• Step #6 If you want to flame it, it helps when the booze is warm.
• Step #7 The flame should go out after about 30seconds, so don't worry.
• Step #8 Add the cream, allow to simmer carefully for a couple more mins & then remove the pan from the heat.
• Step #9 Spice up the sauce carefully.
• Step #10 Put the pasta into the boiling water - fresh will need only 3 mins & dried will need to be cooked according to the packet instructions.
• Step #11 If your sauce has cooled down then reheat it now.
• Step #12 When the pasta is cooked, drain it in a colander & then toss with the parsley in the pan in which it was cooked.
• Step #13 Check the seasoning, then divide on to your serving plates with the sauce on top.
• Step #14 Serve straight away, telling your guests to stir the pasta up in their bowl every so often to keep the pasta moist.
• Step #15 Try this___________________________________.
• Step #16 Crumble over a little ricotta or feta cheese - just a little bit - both of these cheeses have a nice texture, go really well with prawns & make it look great.
• Step #17 And this___________________________________.
• Step #18 A handful of spinach added at the end gives a nice vibe - the heat will wilt it into the sauce.
• Step #19 Or this____________________________________.
• Step #20 You can use tinned tomatoes for this dish but you won't get the freshness or lightness you get from fresh tomatoes.
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