Prawns Sambuca Flambe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh shallot, chopped
• 16 fresh large shrimp
• 3 ounces dry wine
• 2 ounces liqueur (sambuca)
• 1/4 cup fresh tomato, diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, finely chopped
• salt and pepper
• 4 ounces sweet butter
• 16 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked
• fresh tarragon leaves
• 2 chives

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in saute pan.
• 2 add garlic, shallots and prawns.
• 3 cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
• 4 add wine and sambuca. flambe.
• 5 add tomatoes, tarragon, salt and pepper.
• 6 cook for 2 more minutes.
• 7 add butter and reduce.
• 8 place over individual servings of pasta on preheated serving plates.
• 9 garnish plates.
• 10 garnish prawns with tarragon leaves and chives.
• 11 as with all my recipes which call for wine or liquor, use good quality.
• 12 be sure to invite your guests to watch the flambe process.
• 13 serve with a good chardonnay such as 2004 grgich hills or 2005 brewer-clifton, mt. carmel.