“As far back as the 16th century, in a town called Campofilone in Le Marche, maccheroncini – remember that for centuries the word maccheroni was the generic term for all pasta – was described as so thin, it was like angel hair,” explains food writer Rachel Roddy.
“Nowadays, Maccheroncini di Campofilione is protected by an Indicazione Geografica Protetta or IGP (PDO – protected designation of origin in English), which defines how it’s made and in which specific area geographically.
“This recipe is inspired by a dish served at an elegant fish restaurant called Chalet Galileo, whose windows open on to an almost white beach in Civitanova in the region of Le Marche. Prawns cooked swiftly in olive oil, with white wine and scented with lemon zest, are netted for the second time in fresh egg pasta,” Roddy adds. “Cooking times for the prawns and the pasta are brief, so the dish comes together incredibly quickly. A bright, swift tangle of a supper.”
Fresh capelli d’angelo with prawns and lemon
Equipment
- Large saucepan
- Colander
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 1 small clove of garlic peeled and sliced
- A pinch red chili flakes
- 400 grams small prawns peeled
- 120 ml dry white wine
- Salt
- 400 grams fresh egg pasta cut to approx.1mm thick, alternatively tagliolini or spaghettini
- Lemon Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
Method
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil for the pasta.
- In a large frying pan, warm the oil, garlic and chilli gently to infuse the oil.
- Add the prawns, stir, then raise the heat.
- Add the wine and a pinch of salt and allow to bubble for three minutes while you cook the pasta – which will only take a minute or so.
- Drain the pasta, or lift directly into the prawn pan, add the lemon zest and parsley, then toss for the last time, and serve.
Nutrition
An A-Z Of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes by Rachel Roddy is published by Fig Tree. Photography by Jonathan Lovekin.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Roddy, Rachel (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
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