How to make pasta with scampi tails with aromatic herbs and cream, a guide for the easy preparation of this recipe with brandy and tabasco among the ingredients.
Ingredients for 4 portions
- Brandy
- 1 dl fresh cream
- Tabasco sauce
- grated zest of half a lemon
- 350 g of half whistles
- 250 gr aromatic herbs
- 300 gr prawn tails
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- salt
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How to prepare the pasta with scampi tails
Wash the herbs, drain and boil them in boiling salted water, calculating for cooking a time of 10 minutes from the resumption of the boil.
Peel the garlic, mash it and let it gild in a pan with the oil, then add the prawns, salt and brown for 3 minutes over medium heat.
Moisten with the brandy, let it evaporate on high heat, remove the garlic and add the cream along with a few drops of Tabasco, then mix and lower the heat to a minimum.
Drain the herbs, squeeze them well and, after having chopped them with the mixer, add them to the pan together with the scampi, continuing cooking for a further 10 minutes on medium heat, then perfume with the grated lemon zest and turn off the heat.
Boil the half-whistles in boiling salted water and for the cooking time indicated on the package, after draining the pasta and seasoning with the prepared sauce, mixing well before serving.
