Pasta with Zucchini, Prawns, and Bottarga. In one recipe, I will show you how to prepare two dishes: the main course and the homemade bottarga. Yes, you heard right.
But now let’s describe the dish. Our beloved rough spaghetti no. 7, zucchini cut into spaghetti with the appropriate tool, the Mazara del Vallo prawns, and the bottarga.
In short, Sicily on a plate.

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Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Slow Fire, Stove
Cuisine: Regional Italian
Region: Sicily
Seasonality: All Seasons

231.29 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 231.29 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 23.21 (g) of which sugars 2.08 (g)
Proteins 16.46 (g)
Fat 8.74 (g) of which saturated 1.32 (g)of which unsaturated 0.68 (g)
Fibers 2.12 (g)
Sodium 722.12 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 275 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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12 prawns (large L2)
400 g zucchini
240 g pasta (linguine or spaghetti)
1 clove garlic
50 g bottarga
to taste salt
to taste white pepper
30 g extra virgin olive oil

Tools

Mandolin Sboly Vegetable Spiralizer
Wok MasterChef Wok, Nonstick Coating, Ergonomic Handles, Heat Resistant, 28 cm
Knife
Pot

Preparation

To make

Clean the prawns, remove the heads and shells.
After peeling them, squeeze the heads and collect their content. That’s where the flavor is.
Cut the prawns into pieces about 1/2 inch.
Make zucchini spaghetti with the appropriate tool, look here
Put the water for the pasta on the stove.
In the Wok heat the extra virgin olive oil with the chopped garlic, and let it slightly color, then..
Add the zucchini with a pinch of salt so they release their water, and sauté them for 2 minutes
Add the prawns,
A grind of pepper and..
Let them cook only for 1 minute. They should be practically raw, as they will finish cooking with the pasta.
Meanwhile, grate a little bottarga.
See how I make it at home, click here
When the pasta is 3/4 cooked, take it with tongs and add it to the wok, along with a ladle of its water, and finish cooking.
Add more water if needed.
Before serving, sprinkle with half of the bottarga and stir with the heat off.
Serve the dish with another sprinkle of bottarga.
Here are the ready Spaghetti with Zucchini, Prawns, and Bottarga.