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How to cook Prawns Pesto Spaghetti flamed with Pastis [ Video Recipe ]

Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Today our French dietitian is showing you how to cook a delicious dish inspired from Italian cuisine: Prawns Pesto Spaghetti flamed with Pastis Recipe.

List of ingredients to prepare the Pesto Spaghetti and prawns flamed with Pastis recipe:

olive oil, garlic, red chilli pepper, basil, Italian spaghetti, prawns (4 or 5 per persons), pine nuts, Ouzo or Pastis.

List of ingredients to prepare the pesto sauce:

blend the garlic, basil, oil, red chilli pepper and pine nuts until you get a liquid sauce.


Recipe:


Cook your pasta (al dente).


Heat some oil in a large pan or a wok, add your prawns. Cook them no more than 30 seconds on each side.

Add the pesto sauce.


After 40 seconds add the spaghetti to the wok and mix.


Add a shot of Pastis or Ouzo and flame immediately.


Let it heat for one minute so that the alcohol can evaporate and your dish have a delicious anise flavour.


Serve.

Hope you enjoy this pesto pasta and prawns flamed with Pastis recipe!

Guest dietitian and chef of the day:

Jean-Philippe Ricau

Dietitian / Nutritionist


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