Prawn Recipe With Tomato Sauce

1. Ketchup Prawns Recipe (ketchup Shrimps)
1. Prawn Pasta In Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
2. Pasta Arrabiata {made With Penne & Shrimp)
3. Prawns With Fragrant Tomato Sauce
4. Sauce For Tomato Garlic Prawns
5. Chilli Tomato And Prawn Pasta Recipe

Easy 30-minute meal! This shrimp in red sauce is not only quick to make, but is infused with the flavors of a homemade tomato sauce and is fantastic served with pasta, rice or zucchini noodles.

This shrimp in red sauce recipe is made for weeknights, when easy 30-minute meals reign supreme. A good solid marinara sauce makes everything better and seared shrimp are no exception.

Since we always have frozen shrimp in the freezer and they are easy to defrost at the last minute, I often rely on them when my meal planning intentions have dissolved. That happens more often than I care to admit. Sweet chili shrimp with rice and stir-fried veggies, shrimp cauliflower fried rice and teriyaki shrimp tacos are regulars around here.

Ketchup Prawns Recipe (ketchup Shrimps)

I’ve been making variations on this recipe for years. Sometimes with feta cheese and Kalamata olives stirred in, and other times with more of a north African influence. If you’ve never tried tomato sauce with ground coriander, sweet paprika and cumin (like used in Shakshuka recipes), you’re missing out!

In this recipe, I opted for more of a traditional Italian influence, cooking the tomato sauce with onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and oregano.

As mentioned above, spending a couple of extra dollars will get you much better canned tomatoes. Many people like to add a little sugar to their tomato sauce, but it’s really not necessary when the tomatoes are higher quality (naturally sweeter).

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I use SMT San Marzano Style Tomatoes, which are available in many well-stocked grocery stores. Note: These are not actually San Marzano tomatoes, widely known as the cream of the crop. They’re grown in the USA, not in Italy, but are a very good substitute.

If you prefer a chunkier sauce, use a combination of crushed tomatoes and canned petite diced tomatoes. Or start with whole canned tomatoes (real San Marzano ones if you can find them) and break them up with a wooden spoon as the sauce simmers.

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat until it’s good and hot. Add the shrimp to skillet and spread them into a single layer. If the skillet isn’t big enough to hold all of the shrimp, cook them in two batches. They cook quickly, about one minute per side, so watch carefully! Transfer the shrimp to a plate and set aside.

Prawn Pasta In Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

If the bottom of the skillet is coated in browned bits, I recommend carefully wiping them off with a damp paper towel (remember, the pan is hot!) or washing the pan. While browned bits from cooking meat are usually great for adding flavor to sauces, like in a white wine sauce, the browned shrimp bits in this case will darken and lift off the pan while making the tomato sauce. Big chunks of blackened pieces isn’t that tempting. I learned that the hard way!

For the tomato sauce, start by sautéing the onion in a little olive oil. The skillet should be set over medium heat for this step.

Once the onions are soft and translucent, add the garlic, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, and cook for another minute. Take care not to burn the garlic, otherwise it becomes bitter.

Pasta Arrabiata {made With Penne & Shrimp)

Stir in the crushed tomatoes and heat the mixture. Cook the sauce at a gentle simmer for about 15 minutes, which is enough time for the flavors to meld and the sauce to thicken slightly. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings, if desired.

One of my rules for all shrimp recipes – don’t walk away from the pan! When cooked in a hot pan, large shrimp cook in a flash. Really, it takes just a minute per side. And you want to avoid overcooking shrimp at all costs because they have a tendency to become tough and rubbery. Not a good texture experience!

When done, shrimp turn from translucent to opaque. Bon Appetit has a great article on cooking shrimp and one of their tips is to keep your eye on the slit in the back of the shrimp, where it was deveined. As soon as the flesh in that area turns opaque, the shrimp is done.

Spicy Tomato Shrimp Spaghetti

However, the tomato sauce can easily be made ahead of time. Make it up to a couple of days in advance, transfer it to an airtight container once cooled and store in the refrigerator. Reheat in the skillet, then add the freshly cooked shrimp and parsley before serving.

Avoid the microwave. Instead, gently reheat leftovers in a skillet set over medium-low to medium heat until the shrimp are just heated through.

I highly recommend starting with raw shrimp. They cook lightning fast, needing about 1 minute per side in a really hot pan, so dinnertime won’t be delayed. Plus, you can season raw shrimp properly. Any seasoning added to precooked shrimp won’t truly seep into the shrimp – it will just be on the surface.

Minute Easy Garlic Shrimp In Tomato Sauce

Precooked shrimp are best saved for a quick appetizer, dipping them into cocktail sauce. If used in cooked dishes, they require reheating, which results in overcooked shrimp.

Note 3: If the bottom of the skillet is coated in browned bits, I recommend carefully wiping them off with a damp paper towel (remember, the pan is hot!) or washing the pan. While browned bits from cooking meat are usually great for adding flavor to sauces, like in a white wine sauce, the browned shrimp bits in this case will darken and lift off the pan while making the tomato sauce. Big chunks of blackened pieces isn’t that tempting. I learned that the hard way!

Note 4: Spending a couple of extra dollars will get you much better canned tomatoes. I use SMT San Marzano Style Tomatoes, which are available in many well-stocked grocery stores. NB: These are not actually San Marzano tomatoes, widely known as the cream of the crop. They’re grown in the USA, not in Italy, but are a very good substitution.

Prawns With Fragrant Tomato Sauce

Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the Sparks nutrition calculator and Weight Watchers points are calculated using the Recipe Builder on their site. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.

Serving: 1 Cup | Calories: 232.5 kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.5 g | Protein: 26.6 g | Fat: 7.2 g | Saturated Fat: 1.1 g | Cholesterol: 172.3 mg | Sodium: 640.6 mg | Fiber: 4.2 g | Sugar: 9.2 g

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Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.Seafood is frequently one of the several dishes at the communal style meal in a Chinese household, especially so in Chaozhou (Teochew) (潮州) homes. White steamed rice is the staple carbohydrate for this southern Chinese region of Chaosan (潮汕). The other communal dishes will be a clear soup (汤), a meat dish (肉) and a vegetable dish (蔬菜). If the household consists of 6 or more persons, additional dishes will be egg and tau foo dishes.

Most well known Chaozhou seafood dish is steamed pomfret with salted vegetables (潮州蒸鯧魚). That was served regularly in my father’s home. However, this Prawns in Tomato Sauce was extremely popular too. Its popularity can be attributed to the sweet and tangy sauce. Such an appetite stimulant. A quick and easy stir fry dish.

Step 1. Carefully remove prawn heads and shell the prawns, leaving the tail. Remember to remove the intestines as well with a toothpick. Some like to just use a knife to slit the hump of the prawn. Click here for  post on “Shelling and Preparing Prawns”

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Step 3. Add marinated prawns and cook till prawns start to change colour, stirring once in a while to evenly distribute heat.

Step 4. Pour prepared sauce over prawns and continue stir frying to further cook prawns and incorporate sauce. This should take another 2 to 3 mins.

Depending on the number of people and their dietary preference, suggestions of accompanying dishes are listed below. HINT: Try to use those ingredients that are currently in the fridge, freezer or larder. A sample weekly marketing check-list can be found here, click.

Sauce For Tomato Garlic Prawns

A plate of cold, freshly cut seasonal fruits is always appropriate. Perhaps you had time to make a dessert like one of the several listed below?

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