Tunisian Prawn Spaghetti Jamie Oliver Recipe

Fragrant rose harissa, zingy lemon & fresh parsley

Tunisian Prawn Spaghetti

Tunisians are one of the biggest pasta eaters on the planet and they have a whole load of their own pasta shapes and techniques. Harissa really amplifies the sweetness of the prawns here – delicious!

Recipe by Jamie Oliver
Serves: 2
Total time: 22 min

Ingredients

  • 150g dried spaghetti
  • 8 large raw shell-on king prawns
  • 2 teaspoons rose harissa
  • ½ a bunch of flat-leaf parsley (15g)
  • 1 lemon

Method

  1. Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, peel the prawns, removing and reserving the heads and leaving the tails on. I like to run a small sharp knife down the back of each, discarding the vein, so they butterfly when they cook.
  2. Toss the prawns with the harissa and leave to briefly marinate. Place the prawn
    heads in a large frying pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and
    fry until golden all over, stirring regularly and gently squashing to extract
    amazing flavour.
  3. Roughly chop and reserve the top leafy half of the parsley, then finely slice the stalks and add them to the pan with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Fry for 1 minute, then add the marinated prawns and cook for 1 minute on each side.
  4. Using tongs, drag the pasta into the pan, squeeze in half the lemon juice, throw in the parsley leaves, then toss together, loosening with a splash of starchy cooking water, if needed.
  5. To serve, pick out and discard the crispy prawn heads and cut the remaining lemon half into wedges for squeezing over.

Nutritional Value

ENERGY FAT SAT FAT PROTEIN CARBS SUGARS SALT FIBRE
373kcal 9.3g 1.2g 19.2g 56.3g 3.2g 0.9g 2.8g

5 Ingredients Mediterranean by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Michael Joseph © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2023 5 Ingredients Mediterranean). Recipe photography: © David Loftus, 2023.

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