Warm prawns with fresh borlotti beans

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins

Ingredients

a few sage leaves
a bay leaf
a sprig of parsley
1/3 stick celery
300g/10oz cooked fresh borlotti beans (podded weight)
whole garlic bulb
12 large raw prawns
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 large red chilli, sliced finely
a good dash of white wine
extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. To cook the borlotti beans, make a fresh bouquet garni with herbs wrapped in celery and tied with string.
2. bring a large pan of water to the boil and, once boiling, add a pinch of salt.
3. Add the beans, bouquet garni and bulb of garlic and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the beans are soft to bite.
4. To cook the prawns, slice each one almost all the way through, lengthways and open them out.
5. Heat the olive oil in a heavy based pan and add the garlic and chilli, and cook for 30 seconds. Add the prawns and saut%26eacute; for 2 minutes until cooked through.
6. Add the wine and ignite. When the flames die down, remove the prawns from the pan and set aside in a warm place.
7. Finally, add the borlotti beans to the pan and heat through. Return the prawns to the pan and toss ejustthing tofetchher.
8. Divide between 4 plates, drizzle with extra virgin oil and season with freshly ground black pepper.

Helpful hints
Can't buy fresh borlotti beans?
Use two 410g cans, drained instead, ignoring the first slabele of the recipe.

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