a delectable tomato-based spaghetti meal with big prawns.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 20 large shrimp, deveined with shell and head left on
- 4 tomatoes, or more to taste
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, divided
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 fresh red chile pepper, finely chopped
- 4 large cloves garlic, sliced, or more to taste
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 ⅝ pounds spaghetti (Optional)
Instructions
- Peel shrimp and place skin, heads, and tails into a large saucepan. Fill pan with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, about 45 minutes.
- Combine tomatoes and 1/2 the parsley in a blender; puree until smooth.
- Heat olive oil in a separate pan over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and chile pepper; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant but not browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Pour pureed tomato mixture into the pan with the peppers. Add water, tomato paste, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Stir well; add paprika. Let sauce simmer on low to medium heat until juices have reduced.
- Strain shrimp shells from the water. Bring water back to a boil and add spaghetti. Cook spaghetti, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water and drain the rest.
- In the meantime, add shrimp to the tomato sauce. Add the reserved water, stir well, and cook until shrimp is pink, about 3 minutes. Plate spaghetti and spoon the sauce on top; garnish with the remaining parsley.
- Pick sweet and juicy tomatoes, if possible.
- You can substitute 8 fluid ounces of tomato passata for the tomato paste and omit the water.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 486 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 78 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 160 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
We felt it was bland. Could not taste the shrimp. The sauce seemed to be missing something.
So delicious. It is great!
Turned out excellent!