King Prawns in a Light Sauce

King Prawns in a Light Sauce is a delicious and easy-to-prepare seafood dish. Here is the recipe for you:

Ingredients

• 500 g of fresh and cleaned king prawns
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 200 ml of tomato puree
• 1/2 glass of dry white wine
• Fresh parsley to taste
• Extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• Chili pepper (optional)

Preparation

1. In a large pan, heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and add the peeled cloves of garlic (you can leave them whole to remove them easily later or chop them if you prefer a stronger flavor).
2. When the garlic begins to brown, put the prawns in the pan and sauté for 1-2 minutes per side.
3. Deglaze the prawns with the white wine and let the alcohol evaporate for a few minutes.
4. Add the tomato puree, salt, and if desired, a pinch of chili pepper to add a bit of spiciness.
5. Cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes, until the sauce has slightly reduced.
6. In the meantime, chop some fresh parsley.
7. Once cooked, sprinkle the prawns with the chopped parsley.

Serve the King Prawns in a Light Sauce hot, perhaps accompanied by slices of toasted bread, perfect for soaking up the delicious sauce.

Curiosity

“Guazzetto” indicates, in culinary terms, a way of cooking shellfish or fish in a moist environment, in a light tomato sauce with other spices, typical of Mediterranean cuisine and particularly of coastal cooking. The term comes from the verb “guazzare,” which means “bath” or “immerse,” emphasizing the idea of immersing and cooking the fish in an aromatic liquid.