Jamie's King Prawn Linguini with Feta Filo Parcels

By Chris,

Main Ingredients:

• 500g King Prawns
• 500g Linguini
• 300g Cherry Tomatoes
• Feta, Filo Pastry and Honey

This week wasn't quite as obscure as I had planned, since my fish dealer down at Borough Market had run out of langoustine. Nonetheless, King Prawn did the job and at least this was my first time cooking with filo pastry. The main dish was pretty straightforward, standard Jamie Oliver fare, but the pudding was the read stand-out here.

First fry one chopped onion, three cloves of garlic and a deseeded red chili for five minutes until softened. Next add the raw king prawns, a glass of red wine and a punnet of halved cherry tomatoes. This then simmers for five minutes while the linguine boils. Next mix it all together with the zest and juice of one lemon, a handful of parsley and salt and pepper. That was the easy part, now for the clever bit.

Jamie described these Greek filo parcels as a perfect mix between a cheese course and a pudding, and it more than lived up to this billing. Mix 300g of feta with two teaspoons of dried oregano and two tablespoons of honey. I was meant to add thyme leaves, but I didn't have any. 

Next the mixture was split into four and individually wrapped in two oiled sheets of filo pastry each. This stuff is possibly the most fragile thing I've ever cooked with, but it made for a lovely crisp wrapping for the sweet, salty and curiously herby parcels.

After about 15 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees, they came out golden and oozing. Topped with honey, they were quite sweet but also slightly savoury. The recipe said to add toasted sesame seeds on top as well (which I forgot to buy) and this would surely have made it even more special.

All in all, a fairly easy, filling and fairly impressive duo. At £3.97 a head it was one of the pricer meals we've done this year, but if you go for normal prawns instead of king prawns you could probably save a few bob without compromising on taste.

Best for... A light, refreshing alternative to a greasy summer barbecue

Taken from... Jamie Oliver - Jamie Does... Greece

Helen says...  The cheese pastries were really good - like a refreshing bowl of sweet-sharp yoghurt after the rich pasta.