Garlic Prawn Pasta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g pasta
• 4 anchovy fillets
• 100 g ham
• 1/2 a leek
• 125 g green garlic prawns
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 250 g pasta sauce ()

Recipe

• 1 prep. for pasta, i like egg pasta, thick like fettucini, fresh is nice --
• 2 the anchovy fillets get chopped as finely as possible (or even mashed).
• 3 100gr ham chopped finely (~3 mm x 3 mm) (not honey ham or processed 'spam' etc).
• 4 1/2 a leek chopped into 2mm slices or rings.
• 5 125 g green garlic prawns.
• 6 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic (or a full teaspoon if using plain prawns).
• 7 1 250g package of san remo fresh pasta sauce (). if you can't get this, find a thick decadent sauce with fresh cream.
• 8 if the prawns are frozen, be sure to thaw them as if you cook them frozen, they will probably be over or undercooked.
• 9 put a big pot of water with plenty of salt on to boil.
• 10 meanwhile, in a (pref thick based) pan, heat up either a splash of olive oil or a dash out of the anchovy bottle (better).
• 11 fry up the anchovy mash, leek and ham for 5 mins or so at a lowish heat until the leek is cooked and the mix colours up a bit.
• 12 stir in the sauce and just let it go along at low heat.
• 13 that's it for the sauce for the moment.
• 14 put the pasta in to cook and about 4 mins before it is done (how long that takes will vary a lot depending on fresh vs dried, thickness, etc) throw the prawn in to the sauce and continue to cook them slowly.
• 15 when done, pasta on plate (with a *little* bit of the pot water), sauce on top. dash on some cracked black pepper and parmesan and prepare yourself for the adulation of your loved one.