Chili Garlic Spot Prawns with German Spaetzle Noodles & Momma's Tomato Sauce

I went to Vancouver this weekend and stayed at my parent's house. I was feeling incredibly lazy, so I decided I would just cook with whatever I found in the house. Lucky for me, my parent's keep the kitchen and pantry well stocked. With a little imagination and some defrosting, I came up with a delicious home cooked meal that required very little effort in the end!



Chili-Garlic Spot Prawns with Spaetzl & Tomato Sauce

 Ingredients:

- 1 can Italian Roma tomatoes
- 1/2 bag German Spaetzl noodles
- 1.5 lbs BC Spot Prawns
- 2 tbsp Turkish Chili *** regular chili flakes work just fine too!
- Olive oil & butter
- Garlic & Oregano
- 1/2 tub Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- tequila, white wine  (optional)

Method:

So the first thing I did was make my momma's famous tomato sauce.  I chopped about 4 cloves of garlic, and sauteed them in olive oil until caramelised.  Then, I added the canned tomatoes, some Turkish chili, oregano and salt. This sauce tastes best if it is left to burble on simmer for about 1 hour, or until there is no more watery liquid.  Then, I brought a pot of water to boil, and cooked the Spaetzl Noodles in this for about 15 minutes.  After that I transferred the noodles to a baking dish, and added butter, half a tub of Philly cream cheese (or ANY white cheese) and some oregano, salt, & pepper.  I placed this in a 350 C oven for about 1/2 an hour. Meanwhile, I went to work on the prawns after I had defrosted them, peeling the shells but leaving the tails.  I marinated them in the olive oil, Turkish chili, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and I added some tequila & white wine to give it extra flavor.  I then skewered my prawns, and by that time the sauce and noo noo's were done. I grilled them for about 4 minutes until cooked through, and served it immediately!

Thirsty?

My mom always keeps a bottle of Oyster Bay sauvignon blanc in the fridge, so in true mooching style, I had a glass of that with the meal, and it went along nicely!

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I think it's really important to remember that you can often make a satisfying and delicious meal with ingredients you have at home, you just need to think out side of the box. Dig around in your freezer, the back of the fridge and on your shelves and there are often treasures to be found! 

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