Thursday 3 January 2013

Shrimp Spaghetti in Red Sauce my style!!

Serves 4

Spaghetti

Half a packet of spaghetti (or as much as you would consider appropriate for 4 people)
1 cube of shrimp stock
1 tbsp of oil and half tsp of salt

Shrimps (as much as you would consider appropriate for 4 people)
Sesame Oil for frying the Shrimps (optional for a different flavour)
Pinch of salt and pepper

Sauce

Bacon (approx 2 slices of bacon chopped very fine; they should hardly be visible in the sauce)
2 red onions
1 Spring onion
5 cloves of garlic chopped very fine
Fresh mushrooms chopped in quarters (again as much as you would consider appropriate for 4 people.)
1 red capsicum sliced
2 tomatoes
1 can of tomato paste
Chilli flakes/pepper/salt/mixed herbs
Soy sauce/Tabasco sauce
1 cube of stock (try different flavours; I used mushroom stock)
Fresh herbs (optional for garnishing)

Boil half a packet of spaghetti with a little salt and oil. Add a cube of either chicken or shrimp stock. I went with Shrimp stock for a change. While the spaghetti is boiling it’s time to create your sauce.
Take a big pan (should be deep enough so that the sauce does not spill over). Add some oil to the pan and fry your bacon bits. After a minute or so it’s time to add your onions, spring onions and garlic. Fry them all nicely together until the onions are translucent. Now add the sliced red pepper/capsicum. Fry for another minute or two. Now add the tomatoes and fry again until they have gone all soft and mushy. Now it’s time to add the tomato paste and mushrooms. At this time also add a good sprinkle of chilli flakes, crushed black pepper, various dry herbs (like oregano/basil/thyme), a splash of soy and tabasco sauce and a pinch of salt. You may also want to add a stock cube for more flavour (I added Mushroom stock). Stir is around a bit so that the stock cube is completely dissolved in the sauce. Now let this sauce simmer for a good 10 minutes or so.

Fry your shrimps separately in a little sesame oil with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the shrimps to the spaghetti and pour the sauce over it. If you have some fresh herbs you can garnish the spaghetti with those otherwise just go right ahead and serve hot!