Take advantage of all that flavour hidden in the prawn heads and create an amazing pasta dish for your loved ones. I got the best Tiger Prawns. I did not use all the bisque but kept it in the freezer for future use. It also makes an excellent risotto or risotto. Yum!
Prawn pasta with bisque
Take advantage of all that flavour hidden in the prawn heads and create an amazing pasta dish for your loved ones. I got the best Tiger Prawns. I did not use all the bisque but kept it in the freezer for future use. It also makes an excellent risotto or risotto. Yum!
Ingredients
For the bisque
- 800 grams Black Tiger Prawns, with shell and head, size 16/20
- 1 onion, halved
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 carrot, roughly chopped
- 1 sprig of celery, roughly chopped
- 25 grams ginger
- 30 grams olive oil
- 30 grams tomato paste
- 100 grams white wine
- 35 grams unsalted butter
- 10 grams parsley
- 450 grams water
For the pasta
- 30 grams olive oil
- 100 grams shallots
- 1 Tbsp garlic
- 1 Tbsp chillies
- 60 grams white wine
- 70 grams tomato paste
- 75 grams cream
- 1 tps of sugar
- Sea salt and black pepper
- 500 grams linguine pasta
- 1-2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley for sprinkling
Instructions
- Prepare the bisque first. Peel the prawns and keep the heads. Place the prawn heads and all the other ingredients for the bisque in a saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, grind all the ingredients in the pot. Pass the bisque through a sieve, pressing all the solids well with a spoon to release their juices. Keep the bisque aside.
- Boil the pasta in plenty of salted water, 2 minutes less than the time indicated on the package. Drain but keep some of the water to loosen the sauce if needed.
- Add the olive oil to a large frying pan and sauté the onion, garlic and chilli. Add the prawns and sauté for 1 minute until golden on both sides. Add the tomato paste and pour over the wine. Allow the alcohol to evaporate and add ½ cup of bisque (you can store the rest of the bisque in the freezer in ice-cube trays). Bring to a boil and add the cream and pasta. Stir on the stove for 2-3 minutes until the pasta is cooked and the sauce thickens.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
