Brown Butter Prawn Pasta

Proper fancy comfort food!

📝 Ingredients

• 200 g prawns (approx 12 (peeled & deveined))
• 120 g pasta (curly fettuccine )
• 2 ears corn
• 300 g cherry tomatoes (cut in 1/2)
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 50 g butter
• 6 sprigs chives (finely chopped)
• 250 ml heavy cream
• 1 tsp chili flakes
• 1/2 lemon (zested)
• 4 tbsp olive oil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Tomatoes ---
2. 2Place tomatoes on roasting tray or oven proof frying pan, drizzle 1 tbsp oil, chili flakes & salt over them and roast for 30 minutes @ 160c
3. 3--- Corn ---
4. 4Peel back husk, remove fibers and rub corn in 1 tbsp olive oil. BBQ or cook on grill pan until charred all over
5. 5Cut corn kernals from husk and set aside
6. 6--- The Rest ---
7. 7Cook the pasta according to instructions
8. 8Meanwhile, in a saucepan heat butter on medium heat for approx 4-5 minutes until it starts to brown and foam up. Add garlic and cook for a further 30 seconds
9. 9Add cream and lemon zest to butter, stirring regularly. Bring to a simmer and cook for 4-6 minutes until sauce thickens up.
10. 10While the sauce is thickening, in a large frying pan fry the prawns on high heat in 2 tbsp olive oil for approx 3-4 minutes
11. 11--- Serving ---
12. 12Add tomatoes & corn to the prawns. Then add in the cream sauce and pasta. Stir to combine it all together and serve with a sprinkle of chives