Creamy prawn pasta

So... I'm in love with spaghetti noodles. I don't know why, but I just do. So today I decided to give myself a treat. I didn't have milk or anything much in my fridge so I was kinda limited on what I could make.

I'm only left with prawns and a few vegetables here and there. I cook every day so my ingredients run out really fast.
I absolutely love creamy pasta and this is so easy to do. So I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

Garlic (2-3 cloves)
Prawns (100-150g)
Spaghetti (around 1 serving) 
Thicken Cream (100-200ml) 
Parmesan Cheese 
Oregano (or any herbs you like)
Pepper
Cooking Oil

If you noticed from the ingredients, there is no salt as the flavour of the dish will come mainly from the cheese. So I didn't place measurements on the cheese because it solely depends on how salty you like your dish to be.

• Step 1, boil some water in a pot. 

• Step 2, while the water is taking it time to boil, cut up the garlic and prawns (optional).
• Step 3, when the water boils, place the spaghetti in.
• Step 4, when the spaghetti almost reaches al dente, heat up the oil in a saucepan.

Make sure that there's not too much oil or the dish will turn out really oily due to the thicken cream and excess oil.

• Step 5, when the oil heats up, throw the cut up garlic into the pan.
• Step 6, drain the spaghetti and when the garlic fragrance is in the air, throw the spaghetti in the pan and mix. 
• Step 7, pour the thicken cream, herbs and pepper into the pan and mix well.
• Step 8, add the prawns into the pan. 
• Step 9, take a grater and grate the cheese onto the top of the pasta in the pan. 
• Step 10, mix it well and taste to see if the dish's flavour is strong enough. 

A very simple dish that is filled with creamy goodness. IMPORTANT: Towards the end if the cream is still very liquid like, just allow it to boil a little longer so that it thickens up :)

You can't really go wrong with this dish and if you're feeling like relaxing, add a nice glass of wine. I had a nice Crimson Cabernet to go along with this. I prefer sweet wines with little alcoholic taste. I don't mind strong alcohols like whiskeys and scotch or even simple beers, but one thing I can't stand in my wine is an overly powerful alcoholic taste. So if you're like me and generally prefer something softer and sweeter on their palates, try the moscato from Banrock Station.

The moscato from Banrock station are sweet. When I say sweet I mean that you can't taste a single hint of alcohol unless you're really sensitive to it. If you want to try this drink, it's cheap in Australia liquorland and it cost below $10. With most wines, you can enjoy this one chilled. 

If you're looking for something a little stronger, not so sweet with that slight alcoholic taste, you can try Banrock stations's Crimson Cabernet. For myself I prefer to drink this at room temperature (which currently it's winter so it's still cold) or just slightly chilled. It's alcoholic taste gets a little too heavy for me to enjoy the drink if it's too chilled. 

One reason why I absolutely LOVE Banrock stations's is that they are great to just chill and drink, affordable and because they are cheap and taste good, they're great to work with in the kitchen. I can make dishes using these wines without feeling heartbroken because they're expensive or that they're not good enough to bring out the flavour of the dish. 

So if you're on a budget, this is definitely one brand of wine you could try :) 

Hugs for everyone~ Don't drink too much!