
Try this one-bowl pasta dish of Shiitake and Prawn. Season with brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Add chilies or chili flakes, if using. You will love the rich and intense flavors of this dish!

Shiitake and Prawn Pasta
You will love the rich and intense flavors of this dish!
Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Snacks/Merienda
Cuisine Asian
Servings 6
Ingredients
Shiitake and Prawn Pasta
- 350 Grams Prawns (Sugpo)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil divided
- 4-6 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 piece (2-inch) ginger grated
- 500 Grams fresh shiitake mushrooms (stems reserved),cleaned and sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1/2 Cup white wine
- 1 can (250ml) Tomato sauce
- 1/4 Cup fresh basil leaves sliced into thin strips
- 1 Cup Cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1-2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1-2 pieces red chili pepper (siling labuyo) minced, or chili flakes (optional)
- 400 Grams fettuccine noodles cooked according to package directions
- fresh basil leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Â Remove heads, shells, and veins of the prawns. Set aside heads and shells. Â
- Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan. Sauté garlic, ginger, prawn meat, mushrooms, and turmeric for 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the mixture. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.Â
- In the same pan, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Sauté shrimp shells, shrimp heads, and shiitake stems. Add wine (or water or apple juice). Simmer on medium heat until liquid is reduced by half. Scoop out the shrimp shells and shiitake stems; discard.Â
- Add tomato sauce and half of the basil. Simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until thickened.Â
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a small frying pan. Quickly sauté cherry tomatoes just until the skins break. Add to the tomato sauce mixture.
- Season with brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Add chilies or chili flakes, if using.
- Place cooked pasta on a large serving platter. pour tomato sauce over pasta and top with the prawn-shiitake mushroom mixture. Garnish with basil and cilantro. Â
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