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Spaghetti aglio e olio with cherry tomatoes and small prawns

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 500g spaghetti
  • 400 g cherry tomatoes
  • 300 g prawns, pre-cooked
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • Salt
  • 100 ml olive oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Bring water to a boil for the spaghetti and then add salt. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Place the garlic in a jar with oil. Add the spaghetti to the salted, boiling water and cook for 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile, wash and halve the cherry tomatoes. Drain the spaghetti. Sauté the oil and garlic in the pot, taking care not to let the garlic brown. Add the pre-cooked shrimp and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes and sauté for 1 minute. Add the spaghetti to the pot and mix everything together. Plate and serve.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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