Recipe: Perfect Saffron Pappardelle

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Saffron Pappardelle.

You can cook Saffron Pappardelle using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Saffron Pappardelle

  1. Prepare of Large pinch saffron strands.
  2. It's 6 of sun-dried tomatoes, chopped.
  3. Prepare 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme.
  4. You need 12 of large prawns in their shells.
  5. It's 225 g of baby squid.
  6. You need 225 g of monkfish fillet (or any white fish).
  7. You need 2-3 clove of garlic.
  8. It's 2 of small onions quartered.
  9. It's 1 of small bulb fennel trimmed and sliced.
  10. It's 150 mL of white wine.
  11. You need 225 g of Pappardelle.
  12. Prepare to taste of Salt and ground black pepper.
  13. Prepare 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley to garnish.

Saffron Pappardelle instructions

  1. Put the saffron, sun-dried tomatoes and time into a bowl with 4 tablespoons of hot water. Leave to soak for 30 minutes.
  2. Wash the prawns and carefully remove the shelves leaving their heads and tails intact..
  3. Pull the body from the squid and remove the quill. Cut the tentacles from the head and rinse under cold water. Pull off the outer skin and cut into 1/4 inch rings.
  4. Cut the monkfish into 1 inch cubes.
  5. Put the garlic, onions and fennel into a pan with the wine. Cover and simmer for five minutes until tender.
  6. At the monkfish, saffron, tomatoes and time in their liquid. Cover and cook for three minutes.
  7. Add the prawns and squid, cover and cook gently for 1 to 2 minutes (overcook or the squid will become tough).
  8. Meanwhile cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain thoroughly.
  9. Divide the pasta amongst for serving dishes and top with the fish and shellfish sauce..
  10. Sprinkle with parsley and serve at once.