Prawn Spaghetti

Ciao!

Haha, since I'm posting an Italian recipe I thought I flashed a bit of my Italian vocabulary. Unfortunately, ciao is the only word I know along with other few. Once I tried to take a quick Italian lesson from my sister and it only lasted for a few days. I had a full page of notes in my A4 notebook and that was it! So there's nothing to be bragged anyway. Probably I'm not passionate enough to learn the language but I'm passionate to cook its delicious dishes. Hmmm...delicious dishes...they rhyme!


All right, actually I got this recipe from Italian Cooking Class Cookbook which belongs to my sister. It's called Misto di Mare or Seafood, and so easy to make. I just modified it a little bit. It requires dry white wine but since I'm a Muslim I don't include that. Also, it should have scallops and oysters in it too but when I cooked this for the first time I couldn't find any of them. Even if I could, I'm sure they would be lethally pricey. You don't have to use spaghetti although I think it's the best for this one. If you like you can substitute spaghetti with fettucine or tagliatelle to name a few examples. Anyway, trust me, even with just prawns it is soooo delizioso!

Without further wait, I present you the recipe.

Ingredients:

Up to 4 servings

250 grams spaghetti

500 grams (1 lb) prawns

60 grams (2 oz) butter

2 cloves garlic, crushed

300 ml cooking cream

1/4 cup water

1 tablespoon cornflour

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

3 shallots, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1) Shell and devein prawns. You can also chop them into large pieces if you like.

2) Cook spaghetti as instructed on the package until al dente or tender. Usually it takes about 10 minutes. I always put 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and a little salt into the water before bringing it to boil. After the spaghetti is well-cooked, drain and set aside.

3) While waiting for the spaghetti, crush garlic, chop shallots and parsley.

4) Melt butter in pan, add crushed garlic and cook for 1 minute.

5) Add cream and bring to boil. Boil rapidly 3 to 4 minutes.

6) Combine water and cornflour, pour into cream mixture and stir until mixture boils.

7) Add lemon juice, salt and pepper.

8) Add prawns to sauce and cook for 2-3 minutes or until it's well-cooked.

9) Stir in parsley and chopped shallots.

Pour the sauce onto the spaghetti and mix thoroughly. You'll have this creamy pasta that'll make you drool and unable to resist a second helping. The second time I made this dish I tried it with bite-sized pieces of chicken breast instead of prawns. I like it with prawns a lot better.

I hope you enjoy this recipe. Not just the taste, but also the cooking process. ;)

A presto!

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