I cannot begin to tell you how delicious this recipe is. Normally I struggle to eat all the food on my plate but this was an exception. In fact, it was so lovely, I could happily have gone back for seconds if there were any.
I would never have imagined salami would be a match for prawns but they work so well together.
Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one or a variety of animals. Historically, salami was popular among Southern European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for periods of up to 30–40 days once cut, supplementing a possibly meager or inconsistent supply of fresh meat. Varieties of salami are traditionally made across Europe.
Varieties of salami include:
- Cacciatore (Cacciatora, Cacciatorini) “Hunter” salami. Italy.
- Chorizo, also spicy Iberian variant
- Ciauscolo, typical of Marche
- Fegatelli
- Felino, Province of Parma
- Finocchiona, typical of southern Tuscany
- Genovese
- German salami
- Kulen spicy salami characteristic for Slavonia, Vojvodina and parts of Baranya
- Milanese
- Pepperoni
- Saucisson sec (French “dry sausage”)
- Soppressata, typical of Calabria
- Spegepølse (Danish, means salted and dried sausage)
- Winter salami (Hungarian Téliszalámi)
Here is the recipe. Hope you enjoy it.
Prawns and salami with spaghetti Serves 2 – 3
- 1 tbsp rapeseed or olive oil
- 1 small red chilli, seeds removed then thinly sliced
- 1 fat clove garlic, finely chopped
- 5 slices of Italian Salami, thinly sliced into strips
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 pack (240g) raw prawns
- small handful parsley, roughly chopped
- 200g spaghetti
- Heat the oil in a wok and bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil
- Turn down the heat under the wok to low and fry the chilli and garlic for 2 minutes. Make sure they don’t burn.
- add the salami and fry for a couple of minutes then add the tomatoes. Cook for 5 – 10 minutes until the tomatoes have broken down and formed a sauce.
- In the meantime add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook as per packet.
- Add a couple of spoons of the pasta cooking water to the tomato sauce and then add the prawns. Mix well and cook for 5 minute or until the prawns have turned pink and cooked through, stirring occasionally and adding a little more pasta water if it becomes too dry. Add the chopped parsley and mix together.
- Drain the spaghetti and add to the prawn mix. Toss together to coat the spaghetti in the sauce then serve immediately.
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