A proper homemade tomato sauce, no jar shortcuts. Olives and capers give it a puttanesca kick, and prawns make it a meal.
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
30
minutesA proper homemade tomato sauce, no jar shortcuts. Olives and capers give it a puttanesca kick, and prawns make it a meal.
Ingredients
Spirali pasta
Raw king prawns
1 red onion
1 carrot
2 sticks celery
3 cloves garlic
Italian passata
Tomato puru00e9e
Fresh vine tomatoes
Pitted black olives
Capers
Olive oil
Salt & pepper
Parmesan, to serve
Directions
- Finely dice the onion, carrot and celery and sweat gently in olive oil until soft.
- Add the garlic and tomato puru00e9e, cook out for a minute.
- Add the passata and chopped fresh tomatoes, simmer to a rich sauce.
- Stir through the olives and capers.
- Add the prawns and cook until just pink, 3-4 minutes.
- Toss through cooked spirali pasta and serve with shaved parmesan and black pepper.
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