Recipe : Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta

18 April 2012

Ingredients (serves 2 chicks or 1 dude)

• 200g angel hair pasta or spaghetti
• 45g butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
• 1 tablespoon shredded lemon zest
• 12 green (raw) prawns, peeled
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly torn
• sea salt and cracked black pepper  

 

Method

1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 8–10 minutes or until al dente.
2. Drain and keep warm.
3. While the pasta is cooking, heat a frying pan over medium-high heat.
4. Add the butter and oil and cook until the butter has melted.
5. Add the garlic, chilli and zest and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add the prawns and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until the prawns are tender.
7. Add the pasta, juice, parsley, salt and pepper to the pan and toss to combine.
8. Serve with a simple green salad.