Pasta with Seafood, Chilli & Garlic

This recipe is really easy & infinitely adaptable.  You can use whatever type of pasta or seafood you happen to have available, and you can play around with the amounts of garlic, chilli & herbs - it always seems to taste great. 

Recipe for: PASTA WITH SEAFOOD, GARLIC & CHILLI

Ingredients:

 

• 125g pasta per person (spaghetti, linguine or whatever)
• 100-200g cooked seafood person (prawns, white crab-meat, unshelled mussels, squid rings, crayfish tails)
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 50g butter
• 2-3 tblsps olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled & very finely minced or crushed
• 1 red or green chilli, finely chopped (or to taste)
• Small handful fresh herb e.g. parsley or coriander, very finely chopped

Method:

1. cook the pasta in boiling water  according to the instructions on the pack so that it is al dente.  Rinse it in boiling water, then stir in 1-2 tblsps olive oil to stop it from drying & sticking
2. meanwhile cook the sauce – melt the butter and 1 tblsp oil in a saucepan
3. add the garlic & chillies & stew gently for a few minutes
4. add the cooked seafood and most of the herbs.  Warm through for a few minutes, adding the lemon juice
5. bring the pasta and the sauce together, mixing carefully to distribute the seafood evenly
6. serve in warmed bowls, sprinkled with the rest of the herbs & a few grinds of black pepper

What else you need to know:

 

1. serve with a bowl of freshly-grated parmesan cheese for sprinkling over