Pollo con Langostinos

Name: Pollo con Langostinos
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 15 g/½ oz/1 tbsp butter; 30 ml/2 tbsp anis spirit, such as Ricard or Pernod; 30 ml/2 tbsp anis spirit, such as Ricard or Pernod; 30 ml/2 tbsp anis spirit, such as Ricard or Pernod; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup dry white wine; 450 g/1lb large raw prawns (shrimp), or 16 large shelled prawn tails; 450 g/1lb large raw prawns (shrimp), or 16 large shelled prawn tails; 450 g/1lb large raw prawns (shrimp), or 16 large shelled prawn tails; salt, paprika and ground black pepper; fresh flat leaf parsley, to garnish; boiled rice or raw spinach salad, to serve; boiled rice or raw spinach salad, to serve; 75 ml/2½ fl oz/⅓ cup double (heavy) cream; 1.5 ml/¼ tsp cayenne pepper; salt, paprika and ground black pepper; salt, paprika and ground black pepper; 90 ml/6 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 3 Marie, Rich Tea or plain all-butter biscuits (cookies), broken; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup blanched almonds; 3 Marie, Rich Tea or plain all-butter biscuits (cookies), broken; 3 Marie, Rich Tea or plain all-butter biscuits (cookies), broken; 1 bay leaf; 400 g/14 oz tomatoes, peeled and seeded then chopped or 400g/14 oz can tomatoes, drained; 400 g/14 oz tomatoes, peeled and seeded then chopped or 400g/14 oz can tomatoes, drained; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 75-90 ml/5-6 tbsp olive oil; 1.3 kg/3 lb free-range chicken

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Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother

By Pepita Aris

Published 2013

About

Chicken with prawns is another gorgeous Catalan dish. The sauce is thickened with a picada of ground toasted almonds, which is more convenient than making a roux with butter and flour at the last moment. This special Picada traditionally includes crumbled butter biscuits, which were considered more sophisticated than the bread that normally goes into Picada. The sauce is finished with cream and cayenne, as a modern touch - a splendid dinner-party dish. Serve with a glass of Torres Gran Viña

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