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Strozzapreti Pasta and Prawns with a Luscious Tomato and Butter Sauce

By M&S Food
Recreate chef Tony Singh’s luxurious prawn pasta recipe from M&S’s Cooking with the Stars. The rich butter sauce is boosted with sweet Sugardrop tomatoes and finished with fragrant basil and zesty lemon. Topped with…
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Ingredients

10 total
  • 1 kg M&S Sugardrop Tomatoes, quartered
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 150g unsalted butter, cubed
  • 2 sprigs rosemary, leaves finely chopped
  • 1 pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
  • 500g strozzapretti or fiorella pasta
  • 2 (130g) packs M&S chilli, garlic and paprika prawns
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice
  • 25g basil, leaves roughly torn

Method

5 steps

  1. Step 1

    Put the tomatoes, sugar, butter, half the rosemary and chilli flakes (if using) in a large pan and cook over a high heat for 30 mins, stirring occasionally until soft and broken down.

  2. Step 2

    Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Drain, reserving a little of the pasta water.

  3. Step 3

    While the pasta cooks, pan fry the prawns according to pack instructions.

  4. Step 4

    Taste the sauce and season with lemon zest and juice, stir through the basil, cooked pasta and a splash of pasta water to loosen.

  5. Step 5

    Divide between serving bowls and top with prawns and their juices.