Name: Spicy garlic prawn pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 375 gram packet spaghetti or angel hair pasta; 500 gram green prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 clove garlic, crushed; 1 lemon, finely zested rind, juiced; 1 chilli, seeded, finely chopped; 1 onion, sliced; 1/2 cup white wine; 1 tablespoon cornflour; 375 millilitre can evaporated milk; 2 tablespoon chopped parsley; lemon wedges and crusty bread, to serve

Spicy garlic prawn pasta

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

12M

Total

32M

Ingredients

375 gram packet spaghetti or angel hair pasta

500 gram green prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 clove garlic, crushed

1 lemon, finely zested rind, juiced

1 chilli, seeded, finely chopped

1 onion, sliced

1/2 cup white wine

1 tablespoon cornflour

375 millilitre can evaporated milk

2 tablespoon chopped parsley

lemon wedges and crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.In a large saucepan of boiling water, cook spaghetti 10-12 minutes according to packet instructions. Drain well and return to pan. Cover to keep warm.

2.Place prawns in a bowl with oil, half the garlic, and all the lemon zest and chilli. Toss to coat.

3.Heat a large frying pan on high. Cook prawns for 2-3 minutes until changed in colour and just cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.

4.In same pan, saute onion with remaining garlic on high 2-3 minutes, until onion is tender. Stir wine into pan and simmer 2-3 minutes until reduced by half.

5.In a small jug, blend cornflour with a little of the milk until a smooth paste forms.

6.Stir remaining milk into frying pan. Heat gently, stirring. Remove from heat. Blend in cornflour mixture. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.

7.Blend in reserved lemon juice and season to taste. Return prawns to sauce. Simmer gently 1-2 minutes until heated through.

8.Toss sauce through pasta with half the parsley. Top with remaining parsley, and serve with lemon wedges and bread.

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