Spaghetti with prawns and smoked provola dressing.
A main course to be enjoyed and savored in all its nuances.
The seemingly strange combination of prawns with smoked buffalo provola dressing from Campania D.O.P. will give you a thrilling sensation.
Easy and quick to make, it will certainly make you look great.
Pair it all with a good chilled white wine.
Thought for you:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Boiling
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
- Region: Campania
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 427.73 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 31.03 (g) of which sugars 7.37 (g)
- Proteins 21.74 (g)
- Fat 21.03 (g) of which saturated 9.86 (g)of which unsaturated 5.73 (g)
- Fibers 1.98 (g)
- Sodium 314.02 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 350 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
Let’s go shopping
- 8 prawns (Size L large)
- 1 clove garlic
- 3/4 cup tomatoes (Very ripe)
- 5.3 oz smoked provola (Buffalo)
- to taste chopped parsley
- 5.3 oz spaghetti (No. 7)
- 1/3 cup white wine
- 2 tbsps butter
- 2/3 cup whole milk
Spaghetti with prawns and smoked provola dressing
Tools
What we need
- Pot
- Strainer / Colander
- Bowl
- Microwave
- Plastic Wrap
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Wok
- Pan
Preparation:
Spaghetti with prawns and smoked provola dressing
Start by choosing excellent fresh prawns, remove the heads…
Crush and collect the juice,
Remove the shells from the prawns and set them aside.
Chop the tomato, mince the parsley, but leave some whole.
In a wok, add the butter, oil, and crushed garlic clove. Sauté for 1 minute, then…
add the heads with all the juice. Cook for 3 minutes and then….
Deglaze with wine, let it evaporate, and add a bit of water, cook for 3 minutes and then…
strain the broth.
In a separate wok, add a drizzle of oil and cook the chopped tomatoes and parsley, crushing them with a spoon, then…
add the broth you strained earlier.
Add the pepper and prawns, which should cook for ONLY 1 MINUTE. Adjust the salt. In the meantime….
Remove the smoked buffalo provola from its water, and….
Cut it into pieces, and place it in a glass bowl, add ml 150 of milk, cover with plastic wrap and….
cook in the microwave for 2 minutes….
Then blend and subsequently…..
remove the solid part that is left of the provola, or you can also strain it with a colander.
Put the water for the pasta on the stove, and remove the prawns from the sauce you prepared a little while ago……
Cook the spaghetti 3/4 of the way, then add them to the wok with the sauce
extend the cooking liquid with the smoked provola milk, and finish cooking in the risotto style.
Plate, adding the prawns on top and a sprinkle of parsley.
Here are ready the Spaghetti with prawns and smoked provola dressing
preservation
Spaghetti with prawns and smoked provola dressing
The dish cannot be stored in the fridge, as it would lose all its goodness, but you can store the prawn broth in the fridge for up to 3 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.
