Squid Ink Pasta with Tomato and Prawns

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes 

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS:

350g Fresh Squid Ink Pasta

200g Prawns Cooked and Peeled 

Olive Oil 

4 Cloves of Garlic

1 tbsp Tomato Paste

200g Cherry Tomatoes 

150ml White Wine 

1/2 tsp Chilli Flakes

1 Lemon (Juice and Zest)

1tbsp Freshly chopped basil (save extra for a garnish)

50g Butter 

Kosher Salt 

Black Pepper

METHOD:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Pour olive oil into a skillet and heat over medium-high, then add the garlic and cook until browned and fragrant.
3. Add tomato paste and cook for about a minute while stirring before adding the cherry tomatoes, white wine, 100ml water, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. 
4. Let it cook for 5 minutes or until the tomatoes have softened stirring periodically. 
5. Cook your pasta according to instructions, around 3-5 minutes for fresh pasta. Make sure to save a bit of pasta water before straining.
6. While the pasta is cooking, add the prawns to you tomato sauce, cook for 2-3 minutes continuing to stir occasionally. 
7. Combine the tomato sauce, pasta, pasta water, butter, and lemon and let cook for a further 3 minutes. then add the basil once you have taken it off the heat.
8. Serve and garnish with some whole basil.