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    Home » Gadget-Free Recipes

    Squid Ink Pasta with Prawns

    Published: Jun 30, 2015 · Modified: Jan 7, 2024 by Maria Bravo · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Squid Ink Pasta with Prawns is one of my favourite dishes of all time.

    It’s so so easy that I’ve been making it for years but, I don’t know whether it is because squid-ink pasta can prove tricky to find, I actually consider it a bit of a treat.

    Squid Ink Pasta with Prawns (no kitchen gadgets involved!)

    This recipe is so easy you don't need more than a pot and your hob.

    Ready?

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    • So what does squid ink pasta taste of?
    • More Pressure Cooker Pasta Recipes

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    Photo of a large prawn being held up by a fork with black squid ink pasta twisted around it, held above a pretty flowery Pip Studio bowl

    Squid Ink Pasta with Prawns

    Maria Bravo
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    Course Appetizer, Main Course
    Cuisine Spanish
    Servings 2 people, scalable

    Ingredients
      

    • 155 g squid ink pasta this is for 2 people, remember you can double these ingredients or triple etc
    • 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    • 3 cloves garlic (chunky, use more garlic cloves if they're small) peeled and chopped
    • 75 g raw king prawns or prawns of your choice, they can be frozen
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt you may need more to suit your taste. Pink Himalayan salt is lovely too
    • Black pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Cook the pasta as per pack instructions.
      155 g squid ink pasta
    • While the pasta cooks. Heat the 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and the garlic over a low heat in a pan that can hold the cooked pasta too as you'll be adding the pasta to this pot. Take care that the garlic doesn’t burn, stir every once in a while.
      3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 3 cloves garlic (chunky, use more garlic cloves if they're small)
    • Once it’s hot and the garlic is looking golden, add the prawns, season with the and the black pepper. Turn the heat up slightly. Not too much as you don’t want the garlic to burn. Stir regularly but mind the prawns as you don’t want them to come apart, shaking the pot a bit from side to side (gently so to be careful with the hot oil) works well too for moving the prawns around.
      75 g raw king prawns, 1 teaspoon sea salt, Black pepper
    • Once the prawns are cooked just add the pasta toss it all well. Adjust the seasoning if necessary. Enjoy with a lovely drink, what will you choose?
    Keyword Pasta, prawns, squid ink
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    What pans do I use?

    No kitchen gadgets required for this one. That is unless you consider my awesome Le Creuset Stainless Steel pans a gadget which I do! It's the ones you see in the photos here.

    I've had them for over a decade and a half and they still look like new. They're so sturdy! And now even my teenager uses them regularly.

    Cook this on the hob while one of of your kitchen gadgets with a plug could be cooking you a nice lunch or dinner for tomorrow.

    Photo of a large prawn being held up by a fork with black squid ink pasta twisted around it, held above a pretty flowery Pip Studio bowl

    So what does squid ink pasta taste of?

    Squid ink pasta tastes like pasta with a hint of seafood so it goes great with anything fish or seafood.

    I love it with prawns.

    I't also delicious with just really good extra virgin olive oil and garlic, following this recipe and skipping the prawns (which also makes for a cheaper dish).

    More Pressure Cooker Pasta Recipes

    If you like this recipe, you're also going to love my Instant Pot Seafood Pasta recipe and my Pressure Cooker Mixed Seafood Spaghetti.

    And for something different, my Instant Pot Giant Cous Cous with Seafood.

    As well as, Instant Pot Prawn, Trout and Pea Risotto.

    Squid Ink Pasta with Prawns all mixed in the pan

    Easy peasy! Enjoy!

    Maria

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    About Maria Bravo

    Kitchen Gadget Geek extraordinaire. Tester of all things kitchen appliance. Clumsy cook, if I can't break it and get the most of it, you know that's a good kitchen gadget! Architect of online communities for kitchen gadget lovers

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