Cooking with Platypus: Chilli Prawn Linguine

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Preparation Time: 1 Minute
Cooking Time: 10-12 Minutes

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Ingredients

500g King Prawns (pre shelled)
Chili & Cardoman Oil (Optional, but this adds a real nice kick)
Olive Oil
Linguine
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 Fresh Chilli (red)
8 Cherry Tomatoes
White Wine (Optional ;))
Black Pepper
Mangtout
Baby Sweetcorn

First, add the amount of Linguine you want to some boiling water, where it will boil for 10-12 mintutes, depending on how you like your pasta (for the purposes of this dish, I went with 12 mintues).

Then chop the tomatoes in half, and set aside:


Then roughly chop the garlic and chilli:



On a low light heat the olive oil, and add the garlic and chilli, and some pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.



Next, turn up the heat to full, and toss in the prawns and baby sweetcorn, again add a twist of pepper. Cook for 4 minutes.



Toss in the mangtout, and cook for one minute, adding a dash more pepper if you desire.



Drain the pasta, place onto a warmed plate, and then stick the prawns et al ontop. Then take the halved cherry tomatoes, and place around the dish.

Finally, drizzle some oil (this is where having some chilli flavoured oil really comes in!) over the food and serve.



Enjoy :)!
 
Very nice, I cooked up some sea bass tonight.

What are the flavoured oils like, I have lots of plain oils, Olive, Groundnut, Walnut, Sesame and the like.

I have never tried the "infused" oils yet. I have made basil oil and things like that.
 
What are the flavoured oils like, I have lots of plain oils, Olive, Groundnut, Walnut, Sesame and the like.

I have never tried the "infused" oils yet. I have made basil oil and things like that.

Looks nice but is it not a bit dry?

The infused oil, in my opinion, makes this dish; but drizzling olive oil over the linguine means the dish isn't too dry :).

As for infused oils in general, I love them. I use standard olive oil to do the brunt of the cooking, then throw some infused oil in towards the end, or drizzle it over once cooked.
 
If you are looking for other things to do with Prawns - a seafood Paella is a good one.

I normally use raw prawns though rather than pre-cooked. I would rather have less prawns and enjoy them more! I cook raw Tiger prawns for slightly less time than you cook your cooked prawns for.
 
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