Creamy pasta with a spicy kick. The Spicy Prawn blend does double duty here: it marinates the prawns and gives the cream sauce a warm, spicy depth. Linguine catches that sauce perfectly, while halved cherry tomatoes and soft red onion keep things fresh. A plate that's ready in half an hour but tastes like you spent much longer on it. Exactly what you want on a weeknight when something with flavour still has to land on the table.

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⏱ Preparation time: ±30 min
👥 Serves: 4
🌶 Difficulty: easy
🍽 Category: Main course

Ingredients

• 400 g linguine
• 450 g prawns, peeled
• 450 ml cooking cream
• 140 g tomato paste
• 1 handful of cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Spicy Prawn blend
• 2 tablespoons culinary olive oil

Method

1. Mix the prawns with 1 tablespoon of Spicy Prawn blend and the olive oil. Let them rest while the pasta water heats up.
2. Cook the linguine al dente in plenty of salted water. Drain and keep a cup of pasta water aside.
3. Briefly fry the prawns on both sides until just cooked. Take them out of the pan and set aside.
4. Fry the onion, garlic and cherry tomatoes in the same pan until translucent. Add the tomato paste and a splash of pasta water and cook for a minute.
5. Pour in the cream and let it simmer gently. Stir in a small tablespoon of Spicy Prawn blend, return the prawns and let it thicken to the desired consistency.
6. Toss the linguine through. Loosen with pasta water if the sauce gets too thick. Taste and adjust.

Chef's tip

Don't overcook the prawns. As soon as they turn opaque and orange-pink they're done; too long in the pan makes them tough. The cup of pasta water is your best tool for getting the sauce to exactly the right thickness. The starch in it binds the cream and makes everything cling nicely to the linguine.

Serving suggestion

Finish with finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and a twist of black pepper, and serve immediately while the sauce is still creamy.

Ready to cook?

All the heat in this recipe comes from our Spicy Prawn blend, a spicy mix that seasons prawns, fish and seafood in one go. Combine it with our culinary olive oil for the marinade and you have the base for this plate at home.

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Enjoy!
— Moroccan Spicy Secrets