Brown butter prawn pasta recipe

Name: Brown butter prawn pasta
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 350g spaghetti; 50g butter; 1 leek, finely sliced; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 250g frozen cold water prawns, defrosted and drained; ½ lemon, zested and juiced; 10g fresh dill, finely chopped

Leeks, dill and a generous amount of lemon zest adds some flavour to this dish. Toss with pasta water to coat the strands in a thick and luxurious sauce - you'll love it!

See method

Serves 4
3 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook
449 calories / serving

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Hearty Food Co. Spaghetti Pasta 500G
Aldi Price Match
350g spaghetti
£0.28
£0.56/kg
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
Aldi Price Match
50g butter
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Tesco Sliced Leeks 200g
1 leek, finely sliced
£1.00
£5.00/kg
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
Aldi Price Match
1 garlic clove, crushed
£0.87
£0.22/each
Tesco Cold Water Prawns 150G
250g frozen cold water prawns, defrosted and drained
£3.75
£25.00/kg
Tesco Lemons Each
½ lemon, zested and juiced
£0.37
£0.37/each
Tesco Fresh Cut Dill 20G
10g fresh dill, finely chopped
£0.48
£24.00/kg

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti to pack instructions. Reserve 50ml of the cooking water, then drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Once melted and foaming, cook for 1-2 mins, stirring a few times, until the butter darkens slightly to a deep golden brown and starts to smell nutty. Add the leek and fry for 6-8 mins until softened. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 min until fragrant.
Stir in the spaghetti, prawns, lemon zest and juice, and most of the dill. Add the reserved pasta water and toss everything together until the prawns are piping hot and the sauce coats the spaghetti. Serve topped with the reserved dill and lots of black pepper.