Mouthwatering Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta
This Mouthwatering Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta, is all that and more.
My family absolutely love this pasta dish. It’s definitely comfort in a bowl.
Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta
One thing’s for sure if I’m having a bad day this Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta is sure to lift my spirits.
This is one time where I can stick to cooking one dish and everybody eats it without a moan. That’s rare in this house, a bunch of picky eaters I have.
Prepping the Prawns
If you have tried any of my other prawn recipes you would know that I always add course salt to my prawns and rub it in. It helps take away all the yucky stuff.
I then rinse it a few times. I hate chewing on a prawn and it tastes like sand…yuck!
You will then need to squeeze all the excess water out. I have mentioned this before.
Trust me this is what makes the difference between well cooked and rubbery prawns.
The more liquid in the prawns the longer you tend to cook it, resulting in prawns that are chewy and not so nice to eat.
We don’t always find great prawns on this side of the world. Usually we have to drive miles to get some half decent prawns.
A friend got me some of these prawns and I must admit they were amazing. It’s been a while since I bought prawns that actually looked good and was a decent size too.
Chilli Hot
We absolutely love a bit of heat in our dishes. It’s why I added some birds eye chilli to this Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta.
It was not burning hot but let’s just say it has enough heat to make you sweat a little, that’s if your palate is not used to chilli.
You definitely can omit the birds eye chilli and use a more subtle chilli if you wish. I know garlic is not always a good idea but as long as you not going on a date the garlic is perfect…haha!
Cooking the Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta
When I cook prawns I love frying my prawns first and then I use the same pan to add my other ingredients.
The reason for this is that you get that extra burst of flavor from the prawns when done this way.
For this dish I marinated my prawns and fried them in some butter. I added more butter to the same pan and cooked my sauce, that way there was loads of flavor in this dish.
You can use half cream and half milk for this dish, all cream if you wish or milk on it’s own. I have tried it all and the dish still tastes amazing.
These Prawns can be served on a baked potato or with some crust bread too. Nothing better than to mop up all that delicious sauce.
If you do try this recipe please drop me a comment and a star rating. It is always appreciated.
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First Published, 23 October 2021 Updated, 8 May 2023
Creamy Chilli Garlic Prawn Pasta
Ingredients
- 800 gram prawns raw peeled
- 2 tspn chilli flakes
- 5 large cloves garlic minced
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 birds eye chilli finely chopped
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon cake flour
- 4 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1&1/2 cups fresh cream or milk
- 1/2 cup pasta water
- 200 gram tagliatelle or pasta of your choice
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Remove shell of the prawns, rub in coarse salt and rinse a few times. Note that once prawns are cleaned will weigh about 700gram. Squeeze excess water and marinate the prawns with chilli flakes, birds eye chilli, garlic, zest and juice of 1 lemon and salt. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Boil pasta in salted water as per instructions on the packet. Cook until al la dente, drain the water. Reserve some of the pasta water to add to the final dish. Return the pasta to the pot to keep warm
- Heat one tablespoon butter, with a teaspoon of oil, in a pan and flash fry half the prawns in 2 batches, 30 seconds on each side. Add another tablespoon of butter and fry remaining prawns. Transfer to a bowl and set aside
- Melt 2 tablespoon of butter to the same pan. Add the flour and cook for a minute.
- Add cream and simmer until sauce is thick, about another minute. Add the pasta water. Add more salt and some pepper. Add prawns to the sauce and let it heat through. Drizzle more lemon juice into the pasta.
- Divide pasta into pasta bowls and add the prawn sauce on top. Garnish with parsley and add some parmesan if you prefer. You can also mix the sauce and pasta together which is recommended if you want all that saucy goodness.
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Notes
- Please note that the prawns weigh 700grams with the shell on. It weighs a lot less once the shell is removed
- I rub coarse salt into my prawns as I find that this gets rid of all the nasties in the prawns and then rinse a few times
- Squeeze all the excess liquid well to prevent rubbery prawns
- You can use cream or milk depending on how rich you want the sauce
- Reserve some of the pasta water to add to the dish, this is liquid gold and gives you that silky sauce
- I know I say this dish feeds 4 but that may not always be the case for some. Because it's such a rich dish we don't eat a lot of it. I always make a salad on the side too and as mentioned about you can also serve it with some crusty bread
So quick and easy to make, and full of flavor!
Thank you so much for trying my recipe Nicole! Makes me so happy to hear that:-)
Absolutely DELICIOUS. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
Thank you so much Les. It is one of our favorite recipes too so I am happy to hear that you loved it:-)
Yum yum yum!!!! This recipe is delicious! I added some mushrooms which I fried in butter before frying the prawns and added to the sauce before serving. I also kept the marinade from the prawns and added that to the sauce along with the cream! Full on Flavour!!! Quick, easy and oh so yummy!
Thank you so much Jenna! I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe. I have been using this recipe for years and still a winner in our home:-)
Simply divine, thank you for the recipe!
Thank you so much. It’s the best, we absolutely love it too:-)
Just tried this recipe all the family loved it. I think this is going to be a family favourite. It was so quick and easy to make and so delicious. Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe
Fabulous recipe easy to make and so delicious
Quick, easy and delicious. My boyfriend went for thirds!
Thank you so much:-)
Found it very lemony, would probably use half the lemon next time. Otherwise it is a good easy recipe.