This one is for the serious aromatic lovers – garlic, leek and parsley- this recipe has it all in generous portions.
I am thankful that I am not allergic to to any of the aromatic vegetables. I have a colleague in Italy who is allergic to garlic and I don’t know how he overcome meal time challenges at one of the gastronomic capitals of the world. I imagine it to be pure torture.
I am also fortunate that I happen to love the distinctively pungent aromas of wonderful herbs and vegetables such as garlic, parsley, coriander, celery etc. I well up in frustration when friends I dine with reject herbs with a strong smell. I try hard to be tolerant but it will always remain beyond my comprehension.
In a world laden with processed food and additives, garlics boost our immunity and minimise heart ailments. Leek on the other hand,is a great source of fibre and has laxative, antiseptic and anti-arthritic properties.
Cooking a recipe like this will have all your neighbours thinking that you are a great cook. The aroma is intoxicating and evokes imagery of sizzling gourmet food. It doesn’t hurt when the recipe is really easy to manage.
So who’s afraid of the aromatics???
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 16 Raw medium size prawns, shelled and deveined
- 30g Leek chopped
- 40g Garlic, minced
- ½tsp Chilli flakes
- 125ml Dry white wine
- 50ml Cream
- 250g Spaghetti
- 3 tbsp Chopped flat leave parsley
- Season prawns with salt. Heat half the oil in a frying pan and prawns to the pan and cook at high heat for 2-3 mins or until cooked. Remove from the pan, cover and keep warm.
- Start cooking pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water until al dente. (I used tagliatelle which required me to cook for 12mins hence I start early here)
- Heat the remaining oil in the same pan, add the leek and cook, stirring over medium heat for 2-3 mins or until softened. Add the garlic and chilli flakes and stir for 1 mins.
- Pour in the wine and simmer for 4 mins or until reduced. Add the cream and simmer for 3 mins or until just thickened.
- The pasta should be ready and drained by now.
- Stir parsley into the sauce and season with salt to taste. Return drained pasta into the pan and stir to coat.
- Divide among serving bowls and top with prawns.
{ 22 comments… read them below or add one }
I love all except spring onions. I know it is silly but somehow my taste bud couldn't accept that.
That sounds and looks delish! Poor italian colleague! That is a torture when you can not have any garlic.
Shrimps look so appetizing! Are your bowls metal or ceramic? They are lovely
哇，好吃！
所有的herbs都是我的最爱，尤其是garlic，更是我的大爱：）
@Natasha – these are metal bowls. Pewter, to be exact.
I am hungry after looking at the photos!
Lovely clicks…
The combination is great. Beautiful great photos too
Need I say more? I am already intoxicated!
Aromatically delicious!
This dish absolutely looks real delicious! I am going to bookmark this to my list!
Looks delicious, that bowl is too small, not enough to feed boys, or me! lol!
Have to try this…I am craving for the garlic flavor ever since i have seen your post. Yum!
i like herbs, just except one：
元荽…cannot help, i just cannot accept it…:)
your spaghetti looks so tempting, 1 bowl is definitely not enough for me…:p
50 ml of cream isn't a lot so I bet this taste light and fresh at the same time with the prawns!
I would be lost without herbs to cook with! My parsley, sage and thyme survived our mild winter and my neglectful care. This a sumptuous recipe worthy of snipping those tender green leaves!
wah your bowl is so cute :p your neighbours no need to think you are good cook, they can confirm coz u r keke
look so delish, gotta try this
this looks beautiful and I know it tastes great!
Looks delightful and delicious!!
Hi there, I've visited your blog b4 but I think this is my 1st time leaving a message here. I can't remember anymore. I'll definitely try to make this in the future as both my children love pasta very much! I have just become your latest follower & will come to visit you more often in the future to get more ideas abt cooking & photo taking. Love the ways you as to how you take photos of the food. Get to know you via my blogger friend. Cheers
my kids love pasta
i always run out of idea in terms of variety evrytime i cook pasta
thks for sharing
i have one more idea now
Cld i know wht kind of cream that u used in this recipe. Is it whipping cream?
Hi Roswati- yes, I used whipping cream.