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Garlic Prawns and Pasta
You’ll be leveraging most of the previous skills you’ve learned so far in this recipe. There’s some chopping, flavour balancing, boiling, simmering and you’ll learn sautéing.
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Equipment
- Large pot for pasta
- Colander
- Large skillet or frying pan
- Mixing bowl for salad
- Small bowl for garlic butter
- Baking sheet for garlic bread
- Knife and cutting board
Ingredients
For garlic prawns/chicken
- 400 g raw grey prawns or chicken breast (choose what you prefer but we strongly recommend prawns if you can get them)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
For Pasta
- 400 g spaghetti or linguine
- salt
For Garlic bread
- 1 baguette
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon parsley
For simple green salad
- 1 bag mixed salad greens
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Prep in Advance:
- Measure your 1/4 cup butter out
- Boil some water in the kettle (a minimum amount so long as it’s above the minimum fill line)
- Grab a bowl or mug big enough to sit over the butter, and fill it with the boiling water. Leave it aside.
- Mince 4 cloves garlic using your knife
- Pour the boiling water out of your mug or bowl
- Now put the butter on a plate or board and put the now warm mug or bowl upside down and over the butter. Leave it like that and the warmth will soften the butter, which is exactly what we want!
- Thinly slice your chicken if using. Remember, use a plastic board, wash your hands before and after cutting up the chicken, and do not cross contaminate. You can alternatively use kitchen scissors to cut up the chicken.
- If using prawns, peel your prawns, leaving the heads on if you would like a better looking meal at the end.
- Finely chop 2 cloves garlic and set a side in a separate bowl
- Finely chop 1 tablespoon parsley and set aside with the chopped garlic
- Mix 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar in a bowl then set aside
Pasta
- Fill a large pot with water
- Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil
- Add your 400 g spaghetti or linguine
- Cook until al dente
- Drain pasta and set aside
Garlic Prawns or Chicken:
- Heat olive oil in pan
- Add your minced 4 cloves garlic
- Sauté garlic until fragrant.
- Add prawns or chicken
- Season with salt and pepper and Sauté until cooked through
- Add your pasta to the prawns or chicken and toss
Garlic Bread:
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Mix your bowl of parsley and chopped garlic with 1/4 cup butter
- Cut 1 baguette in half lengthwise
- Spread garlic butter on baguette halves
- Put in the oven and bake for 10- 15 minutes or until golden
Simple Green Salad
- Place greens in a bowl 1 bag mixed salad greens
- Drizzle with oil and balsamic vinegar mix you prepared earlier
- Season with salt and pepper and toss the salad
- Serve the prawn/ chicken pasta hot with crusty garlic bread and the salad
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