This is a simple “throw everything together” kind of pasta dish that I enjoyed a few weeks ago and only got around to posting now. Remember when I prepared last month’s Joust entry and I used prawns? Well I had so may leftover that I had to use them quickly. A great idea came to me to pair the prawns with some of the loukaniko I also had lying around.
What a great match. All that smoked porky goodness paired well with the prawns. The “loukaniko’s” orange peel flavour was present but not too dominating. Mixed with garlic, white wine and parsley and we were in Mediterranean food group heaven!
There isn’t a “real recipe” as such. But I’ll quickly go through the steps of what I did. I had cleaned and deveined my prawns earlier and also chopped up my loukaniko into small disc sized shapes. I heated my trusty cast iron pan with a good lug of olive oil. I added a few minced cloves of garlic and let them cook until they became fragrant. I then added the loukaniko and let it fry off until it reached a “semi crispy” stage. In went the prawns and I gave them a good stir through. I then threw in a good handful of chopped parsley and a half a glass of white wine. I let it all emulsify on a mediumish heat (not to high) and let the alcohol cook off. And last but not least I added my cooked flat egg noodles and tossed everything together. Dinner was served! I thought about grating some fresh Parmesan cheese but decided the loukaniko’s flavours were too good to be overpowerd by another flavour. Quick, easy and delicious. What more could you ask for?
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I would eat anything with loukaniko with orange. It’s so flavourful but I would never have thought to pair it with shrimps. Thanks for the recipe, shall definitely try it with hilopites.
You know these are my favorite kind of “recipes”. Just throw some leftovers together to create something delicious. I bet that was just that, delicious!
That looks great, Peter! This is my kind of cooking! Leftover heaven!
Still waiting for your homemade loukaniko recipe…
Shrimp and sausage, like clams and sausage, are a wonderful combo. I would have been happy to be at your house the night you calmly threw this together. (Hey, I’d be happy to be at your house for any meal!)
Surf n turf pasta? Yummy!
Peter, enough already with the loukanika. You are KILLING me! I really need some. Like, immediately. And with pasta? Whoa, it just got even better
A big bowl of pasta is my vice! This combination looks like a winner.
Yum, the prawns with the loukanika – perfect. Of course I would have to use gluten-free pasta!
i made something like this once end of term last year for a friend and i and although it didn’t look as fab as yours does, i do love the combination of ingredients! man, does it look so delicious.
This is right up my alley. I can’t wait to try this.
“Doc”
Prawns and sausage are one of my favorite combinations, Peter. This looks simply delicious!
To hell with a “real recipe” – this sounds perfect! Who has time to measure everything they cook anyways? Writing the recipe takes longer than it does to cook!
I really need to find some of that sausage.
I love these fly by the seat of your pants type dishes…such flavours Peter:D
Now that’s a pasta dish! Looks great. I really like the look of that pasta – it’s ribbon-y.
What a tasty looking dish! I love all the different components and how they come together in something that is full of flavor. Looks fantastic!
Great idea for a combo, Peter!
yum!!! flat noodles are fettucine??
wow… this really looks good…
I used life lite Italian sausage (vegan) and omitted the prawns (I have a kosher kitchen) added sauted mushrooms and sauted onions…love these kind of non-recipe recipes!
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