Name: Bucatini with prawn fra diavolo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400 gm dried bucatini; 1 tbsp olive oil; 300 gm peeled and cleaned uncooked prawns, halved lengthways; 2 tsp tomato paste; 2 tsp oregano; Dried chilli flakes, to serve; Fra diavolo sauce; 800 gm mixed cherry tomatoes, halved if large; 4 garlic cloves, bruised; 3 red birdseye chillies, coarsely chopped; 200 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 1 oregano sprig

Bucatini with prawn fra diavolo

Bucatini with prawn fra diavolo recipe - For fra diavolo sauce, preheat oven to 200°C. Toss ingredients together in a roasting pan and roast until tender and starting to caramelise at the edges (40-45 minutes).

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

The long strands of bucatini are pierced, which helps them absorb the sauce. The classic pairing is with all’Amatriciana. We’ve added prawns to a tomato sauce spiked with the chilli.

Ingredients

400 gm dried bucatini

1 tbsp olive oil

300 gm peeled and cleaned uncooked prawns, halved lengthways

2 tsp tomato paste

2 tsp oregano

Dried chilli flakes, to serve

Fra diavolo sauce

800 gm mixed cherry tomatoes, halved if large

4 garlic cloves, bruised

3 red birdseye chillies, coarsely chopped

200 ml extra-virgin olive oil

1 oregano sprig

Method

Main

1.For fra diavolo sauce, preheat oven to 200°C. Toss ingredients together in a roasting pan and roast until tender and starting to caramelise at the edges (40-45 minutes). Transfer a large spoonful of tomatoes to a plate and discard oregano sprig. Pulse remaining mixture in a food processor to your preferred consistency. Season to taste and keep warm.

2.Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente (7-9 minutes). Drain, reserving a little pasta water, then return pasta to pan with sauce and 1-2 tbsp reserved water to loosen. Add the reserved tomatoes, season to taste, toss to combine and keep warm.

3.Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add prawns, tomato paste and oregano, and stir occasionally until prawns are just cooked (2-3 minutes). Add to pasta, adjust seasoning and serve scattered with a pinch of chilli flakes.