Jumbo Prawns Marsala Housewife-Style (Gamberoni alla Casalinga Siciliana)

Ingredients for Jumbo Prawns Marsala Housewife-Style (Gamberoni alla Casalinga Siciliana)

• 60ml extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice

• 1 rib celery with leaves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

• 4 medium plum tomatoes, roughly chopped

• 1 tablespoon pine nuts

• 1 tablespoon currants

• 2 tablespoons small capers, rinsed and drained

• 140g dry marsala

• 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds

• 1/2 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes

• 1 bay leaf, preferably fresh

• 900g jumbo (U-12) prawns, pealed and de veined

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to make Jumbo Prawns Marsala Housewife-Style (Gamberoni alla Casalinga Siciliana)

1. In a 10- to 12-inch sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add the onion and celery and cook until softened. Add the tomatoes, pine nuts, currants, capers, marsala, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf and bring to a boil.

2. Remove the pan from heat and lay the prawns in one layer in the tomato mixture. Cover, set over low heat, and simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, and allow to stand for 5 minutes, covered.

3. Serve warm, or allow to cool to room temperature.

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