Shell the prawns and keep the heads for the sauce. Chop the meat finely with a knife and season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Make 4 quenelles out of the mixture
16 red prawns, medium-sized
extra virgin olive oil
salt
Sarawak black pepper
2
For the sauce, sweat the spring onions with 2 of the garlic cloves and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Remove the garlic, add the prawn heads and increase the heat. Brown the heads very well then add the cognac and cook until reduced
2 spring onions
2 garlic cloves
extra virgin olive oil
50ml of cognac
3
Add the tomato and dill and continue to simmer for about 1 hour. Cool and blitz in a blender to obtain a smooth and silky cream
500g of cherry tomatoes, halved
dill
4
Sweat the remaining 2 garlic cloves with some fresh chilli in a pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Remove the garlic and add the red prawn sauce to the pan
chilli, as needed (fresh)
2 garlic cloves
extra virgin olive oil
5
Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dente – remember that spaghetti will be cooked in the pan with the sauce for the last 2 minutes so do not overcook
360g of spaghetti, preferably Benedetto Cavalieri
6
Mix the pasta with the sauce, add some olive oil and season with salt
extra virgin olive oil
7
Create pasta ‘nests’ using a carving fork and spoon and place onto each plate. Place the red prawn quenelles on top of the nest, sprinkle with fennel and anise and garnish with some dill