Prawn & Scallop Italian Thai Olio
Ingredients
60 g Fresh Banana Prawns, large size.
50 g Fresh Scallops, washed and soaked in milk.
8 Cherry Tomatoes.
7 pips Fresh Garlic.
2 sprigs Thai Basil.
2 sprigs Sweet Basil.
50 g Shemeji Mushrooms, Brown capped Enoki is an alternative.
5 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil.
½ tbsp Chili Flakes ( mild – medium heat )
400 g Taings Shelf Fresh Udon Noodles.*
Salt and freshly grounded Black Peper to taste.
Instructions
To be done before starting to cook
- Prepare the prawns by peeling off the shell, leaving the tails intact. Devein them. Keep aside.
- Pick and wash the Thai & Sweet Basil leaves, leaving one young shoot of the Sweet Basil for deco.
- Mushrooms need to be detached from the base, loosened and given a quick wash.
Method
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil on medium, and fry the prawns until just cooked.
- Drain the scallops from the milk, fry until just cooked, put aside. Let the juices come out.
- Heat the rest of the olive oil, fry the garlic slices , until golden, take them out of the pan, fry the Tomatoes, the mushrooms, the Thai and Sweet basils lightly, put in the loosened noodles, the prawns and the scallops , heat through.
- Lastly sprinkle the chili flakes, season to taste with the salt and pepper, and scatter the garlic slices. Transfer to a serving dish, decorate with the basil shoot. Drip left over oil . Enjoy !
Taings Shelf Fresh Noodles are available in the Grocery Aisle of Independent Supermarkets



