Spaghetti with garlic prawns

Name: Spaghetti with garlic prawns
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 4 Garlic cloves; 1 small red chili pepper; 1⁄2 Federation flat leaf parsley; 400–500 g Spaghetti; 12 (approx. 250 g; raw, without head, with skin) Prawns; 6-8 TABLESPOONS Olive oil; 1-2 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
40 mins

TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
4 Garlic cloves
1 small red chili pepper
1⁄2 Federation flat leaf parsley
400–500 g Spaghetti
12 (approx. 250 g; raw, without head, with skin) Prawns
6-8 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
1-2 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice

Directions

1
Boil up plenty of salted water. Meanwhile peel and finely chop the garlic. Clean the chilli pepper, carve lengthwise, remove seeds, wash and chop finely. Wash parsley and cut into strips.
2
Cook the spaghetti in boiling water for about 10 minutes until al dente. Peel prawns, except for the tail fin, and remove the dark intestine. Wash the shrimps and dab them dry.
3
Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Fry the prawns for 2-3 minutes. Add the rest of the oil, garlic and chilli. Fry for another 1-2 minutes. Add 5-6 tablespoons of the pasta water and bring to the boil.
4
Drain the spaghetti and put it back into the pot. Add the prawns and oil and mix well. Season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Arrange spaghetti in bowls or plates.