Mafalde with Kombu Butter Prawn Sauce

Mafalde with Kombu Butter Prawn Sauce

Mafalde pasta bathed in a luxurious, umami-packed Kombu Butter Prawn Sauce—a delectable marriage of tender pasta ribbons and a rich, savoury seafood infusion.

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Course: Main Course, Pasta

Cuisine: Fusion, Italian, Japanese

Keyword: Kombu Butter, pasta, Prawn Pasta, Prawn Sauce

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 10

Servings: people

Calories: 465kcal

Equipment

1 large pot
1 fry pan (skillet)
1 small saucepan

Ingredients

15 grams kombu cut into strips
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp white vinegar
1½ cups water
60 grams butter
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
½ cup reserved kombu cooking liquid
12 large king prawns finely chopped
250 grams Mafalde pasta
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Kombu Butter

Start with the Kombu Butter: combine kombu, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and water in a small saucepan and simmer very gently for 20 minutes.
Remove kombu from the pan and finely chop. Reserve the cooking liquid.
Combine finely chopped kombu with room temperature butter and a tablespoon of cooking liquid in a bowl. Use a fork to mash until ingredients are well combined and then set aside.

For the Pasta

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil add Mafalde and cook for 8 minutes.
While the Mafalde is cooking make the sauce. Heat a large fry pan (skillet) over medium heat and add the olive oil then the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until garlic is fragrant but not browned.
Next add the chopped cherry tomatoes and ½ cup of reserved kombu cooking liquid. Cook for a further 3 minutes crushing the tomatoes with a wooden spoon to flatten them as they soften.
Next add the kombu butter to the sauce and cook for 2 minutes, stirring to combine with the tomatoes.
Add the chopped prawns and stir through sauce till just cooked (about 1 minute).
Use tongs to transfer Mafalde straight from the pot to the pan with the sauce and toss well to combine. Turn off the heat and allow pasta to sit for 1 minute before serving.

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