01 February 2009

Prawn, pepper and tomato pasta

We spent this morning filming for your Dad's promo video, in a freezing cold alley. You were surprisingly amenable...

Tea was unsurprisingly swift.

You'll need:

a tin of tomatoes
a large onion, finely chopped
a red pepper, diced
a green pepper, diced
a slug of balsamic vinegar
lots of black pepper, and dried oregano
half a bag of frozen prawns, defrosted (the larger the better - ours were definitely on the shrimp side)
pasta (bows are good)
capers (to garnish)

Gently fry the onion in a little olive oil, until it softens and goes translucent. Add the peppers, and cook until they've softened too. Chuck in the tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, oregano and black pepper, bring to the boil, and simmer (you'll need to leave it for a good 23-30 minutes if you want a nice tomato-y taste).

Stick your pasta on to cook (at the regulation three handfuls per person). After a couple of minutes, slide the prawns into the tomato sauce, and let them cook gently for 5 minutes or so, until they're hot.

Drain your pasta, and tip into the sauce pan. Swish it all about until all the pasta's coated with the sauce, and drop a few capers on top. Ladle out into some bowls, and away you go. A little grated cheese/mature cheddar/parmesan on top would be a bonus.

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