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Prawn, fennel and tomato fettuccine

Prawn, fennel and tomato fettuccine

Serving size: Serves 4
Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes
Course: Lunch, Main
Favourite flavours: Easy recipes, Pasta, Seafood
Convenience recipes: four or less

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INGREDIENTS

cherry tomatoes, 250g punnet
olive oil, 2 tablespoons
fresh fettuccine, 375g
fennel, 1 bulb, finely sliced
red onion, 1 small, finely
sliced
lemon, 1, finely grated zest
and juice
green prawns, 500g, peeled, deveined, tails on
salted baby capers, 2 tablespoons, rinsed, drained
thickened cream, ¾ cup
dill, chopped, ¼ cup
crusty bread, to serve
METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

  2. Place tomatoes on tray. Drizzle with half oil and season to taste. Bake 10-15 minutes, until tender.

  3. Meanwhile, cook fettuccine in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet instructions. Drain and return to pan.

  4. Heat remaining oil in a frying pan on medium. Saute fennel, onion and lemon zest 3-4 minutes, until tender. Add prawns and capers, cooking 2-3 minutes, until prawns are almost cooked through.

  5. Stir cream and tomatoes through. Bring to simmer and cook 1-2 minutes.

  6. Toss sauce through pasta with dill. Season to taste. Serve with crusty bread.


TOP TIP
  • Replace prawns with 200g smoked trout fillet (bones removed, flesh flaked) or any other smoked fish.
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