Spaghetti with wild garlic prawns

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 20 raw organic shrimps (approx. 600 g; without head and shell; fresh or frozen)
  • 20 large wild garlic leaves
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 500 g Spaghetti
  • 2 Organic lemons
  • 6-8 TABLESPOONS good olive oil

Directions

  1. 1

    Defrost the prawns if necessary. Wash the wild garlic and blanch in boiling salted water for 1-2 seconds. Rinse immediately in cold water. Cut the prawns lengthwise at the back and remove the dark intestine.

  2. 2

    Rinse shrimps cold and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper. Wrap each in a wild garlic leaf.

  3. 3

    Cook the pasta in 4-5 l boiling salted water (approx. 1 teaspoon salt per litre) according to the instructions on the packet. In the meantime, wash the lemons hot and dry them. Peel the zest of 1 lemon in thin strips using a zest ripper.

  4. 4

    Then cut this lemon in half and squeeze it. Cut the second lemon into slices.

  5. 5

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Fry the wrapped prawns for about 3 minutes, turning them over. After 2 minutes, add lemon wedges and fry. Remove everything immediately, otherwise the lemon will make it bitter.

  6. 6

    Add lemon juice and approx. 200 ml of pasta water. Stir in the remaining oil, season with lemon peel and pepper.

  7. 7

    Drain the pasta and put it back into the pot with the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the noodles with prawns and lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
680 kcal
CARBS
91 g
FATS
14 g
PROTEINS
43 g