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Smoky Spanish Garlic Prawns Recipe

This Spanish prawn dish is quick to make (10 minutes). The sauce is a rich tomato sauce flavoured with smoked paprika, garlic paste and chilli flakes. Serve with steamed basmati rice. 

Ingredients (for 2)

  • 15g Garlic Paste
  • 200g of raw peeled king prawns
  • 250 bastami rice
  • 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 5g parsley
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 15 ml red wine vinegar 
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 medium sized tomatoes
  • 250g Basmati Rice
  • Pinch of pepper
  • 1 small red onion
  • A small handful of flat leaf parsley
  • 1 ready-rolled puff pastry sheet (about 35x24cm)
  • 40g butter

Instructions 

  • Heat a large, wide based pan with 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat 
  • Chop the tomatoes into wedges  
  • Once the pan is hot, add the tomato wedges and garlic paste and cook for 1 minute
  • mix the red wine vinegar with 2 tbsp of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper (this is your dressing)
  • Microwave the Tilda basmati rice according to the packet instructions. 
  • Add the smoked paprika to the tomatoes with chilli flakes and tomato paste and cook for another 1 minute
  • Increase the heat to high and add the king prawns and cook for another 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until cooked through
  • Cut the fresh parsley with scissors. Add a splash of cold water with a pinch of salt and bring to boil over a high heat. Stir well and give everything a good mix up until the sauce has formed on top.  
  • Take the pan off the heat and serve in a bowl and then sprinkle with the snipped parsley. 
  • Serve the rice on a dinner plate and then the garlic prawns on top.

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