Jamie Oliver's Tunisian prawn spaghetti
Jamie Oliver is celebrating the sunshine and transporting us to the sun-kissed shores of the Mediterranean. He’s whipping up his spicy prawn pasta with a delicious harissa dressing.
Tunisian prawn spaghetti
Serves 2
Ingredients
150g dried spaghetti8 large raw shell-on king prawns2 teaspoons rose harissa½ a bunch of flat-leaf parsley (15g)1 lemon
Method
1. Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions.
2. Meanwhile, peel the prawns, removing and reserving the heads and leaving the tails on. I like to run a small sharp knife down the back of each, discarding the vein, so they butterfly when they cook.
3. Toss the prawns with the harissa and leave briefly to marinate. Place the prawn heads in a large frying pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and fry until golden all over, stirring regularly and gently squashing to extract amazing flavour.
4. Roughly chop and reserve the top leafy half of the parsley, then finely slice the stalks and add them to the pan with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Fry for 1 minute, then add the marinated prawns and cook for 1 minute on each side.
5. Using tongs, drag the pasta into the pan, squeeze in half the lemon, throw in the parsley leaves, then toss together, loosening with a splash of starchy cooking water, if needed.
6. To serve, pick out and discard the crispy prawn heads and cut the remaining lemon half into wedges for squeezing over.