Capellini with spicy Prawns

Ingredients

• 250 g Capellini
• 400 g prawns – peeled and cleaned
• 50 ml Pasta water
• 2 Tbsp Chili oil
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp chilli flakes or 1 fresh chili if you like
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• salt & pepper
• Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Clean the prawns and season them with salt & pepper.

2. 2

   Cook the pasta as per cooking directions- Capellini only take 3 minutes to cook, so be ready.

3. 3

   When the Pasta is cooked, ensure to safe some pasta water. Careful-the water is HOT!

4. 4

   You have 2 options:

5. 5

   Grab a cup and scoop some water in there, or simply drain your pasta in a big sieve and quickly add the sieve back to the now empty pot. All remaining pasta water will be drained in the pot.

6. 6

   In the meantime, peel the garlic and cut in slices.

7. 7

   Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in halves.

8. 8

   Roughly chop the parsley and set aside.

9. 9

   Bring a big pan to high heat and add 1 tsp of the chilli oil. -you can also use a wok if you have one

10. 10

    Add the garlic and as soon as the garlic gets a bit of colour, take it out of the pan with a spoon and put it on a clean kitchen paper towel. Again, careful hot!

11. 11

    Add the 2nd tbsp of chilli oil to the pan and sauté the prawns. Add the chili flakes.

12. 12

    When the prawns are nearly cooked, add the parsley and cooked pasta. Add the pasta water and the tomatoes. Toss it all well together and serve immediately with some freshly grated parmesan cheese on top.

13. 13

    If you love garlic like I do- add them on top for a bit of a crunch.