Spaghetti with king prawns

Ingredients:
1 kg fresh ripened Roma tomatoes
200g white onions, chopped
50g garlic
200ml white wine
50g fresh basil leaves
12 pieces king prawns


Method:
1. Bring a pot of water to boil with salt and olive oil.

2. Throw in the pasta when the water is boiling.

3. Cook for 10-12 minutes till al dente, then strain off water and run under tap water to cool the pasta.

4. Cut a small “x” on the bottom of the tomatoes and boil for 3-5 seconds before plunging them immediately into ice water.

5. De-skin, de-core and dice the tomatoes.

6. Sweat onions in extra virgin olive oil till fragrant and then add in chopped garlic and fry for another 3 minutes.

7. Deglaze with white wine and slightly reduce to 1/5 the quantity, add in the dice tomatoes and basil leaves. Cook for another 5 minutes.

8. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

9. Heat a non-stick pan on medium heat and sear prawns on both sides. Add in the pasta.

10. Arrange the prawns and pasta on a plate and pour the sauce over.

11. Garnish with chives or deep fried basil leaves.