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I love pasta, but up until now I've only really been using store-bought sauces. I decided to have a go at making my own, and I personally think it came out rather delicious.


Serves: 1-2, depending on appetite. (Was fine for me as dinner is the only big meal I usually eat - for others this may stretch to two servings).


Ingredients:

Spaghetti
Olive oil (for frying)
400g Tin of chopped tomatoes
1 Large red onion
2 Cloves of garlic
100ml Cold water
Mixed herbs
Tabasco sauce
Garlic powder
Mushrooms
Cooked and peeled king prawns
(Note: Aside from a few ingredients I could only use what I already had due to money problems. I'm sure this dish would go great with lots of other vegetables - just add them at the same time as the mushrooms).


Recipe:

Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan. Add diced red onion and fry lightly for about 7 minutes, stirring frequently, taking care not to burn them. After around 3 minutes, add two crushed cloves of garlic - (do not dice - just crush for now. They should naturally break up in the cooking process, using the back of a spoon if need be).

Once the garlic and onions are nicely browned, drain the oil and add the can of chopped tomatoes. Turn the heat up to full until it starts to bubble and then turn it right down to simmer for around 15-20 minutes, or until it has reduced to a thick, chunky sauce.

Add the spaghetti to a separate saucepan of boiling, salted water.

Add 100ml of cold water to the reduced sauce and stir. At this point add a generous amount of mixed herbs, a little garlic powder and tabasco sauce to taste. Stir well. Slice the mushrooms and add to the pan and mix in.

Rinse off the ready-cooked prawns in cold water and also add those to the pan, stirring well. Turn the heat back up to high until it begins to lightly bubble before turning it down again to simmer.

Simmer again, stirring frequently for a further 10-15 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the tomatoes have reduced again to a thick, chunky sauce. (This process will help concentrate the flavours).

When ready, drain the spaghetti in a sieve and use a spaghetti spoon to add the drained spaghetti to the sauce. Mix well and use the spaghetti spoon to serve the food onto the plate. Use a tablespoon to spoon the remaining sauce over the top of the pasta.

Garnish as you please and serve with a few optional slices of garlic bread.

Enjoy.

Allergy warning – recipe contains shellfish products