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Serves 3-4
Olive oil
2 echalion (banana) shallots
2 cloves of garlic
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 tablespoon of rose harissa
1 teaspoon of chilli flakes (optional)
225g raw king prawns
Salt
Fresh flat leaf parsley
200g linguine
Lemon
To make the tomato sauce
- Finely dice the onion.
- Heat the olive oil in a lidded sauté pan or large saucepan.
- Add the onion and sauté until translucent.
- Add the crushed garlic and stir for a further 1-2 minutes, being careful not to let the garlic burn.
- Pour in the chopped tomatoes and red wine vinegar, then stir in the sun-dried tomato paste, dried oregano, bay leaf and sugar. Season well.
- Bring the tomato sauce to the boil then cover, lower the heat and simmer for 30-35 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool a little.
About 5-10 minutes before the sauce is ready, cook the spaghetti according to the packet instructions. When that is 5 minutes from being ready, make the prawns.
To make the Basque king prawns
- Devein the prawns.
- Peel and grate the garlic.
- Mix together the prawns, garlic, Piment d'espelette and oil until well combined.
- Finely chop a few sprigs of parsley.
- Heat a frying pan over a medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, throw in the prawns and cook for 3-4 minutes until the prawns are cooked through.
- Remove from the heat.
To serve
- Drain the spaghetti and top with tomato sauce and king prawns.
- Squeeze over some fresh lemon and garnish with some finely chopped flat leaf parsley.
