Ingredients

  • Serves 3 people
  • 400 g spaghetti

  • 2 tbsp italian parsley

  • 100 ml olive oil

  • 40 g grated parmesan chese

  • 100 g green curly chillies

  • 5 green tomatoes

  • 6 cloves garlic

  • 6 shallots

  • 2 lime leaves

  • 1 tsp sugar

  • 1 tiger prawn (deveined)

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Asian Food Network

Spaghetti Cabe Ijo (Green Chilli Spaghetti)

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Seafood, spice and pasta is the perfect busy day combination that will appease any spice lover. Green chilies or cabai hijau, an everyday condiment in Indonesian cuisine, adds a refreshing oomph of heat to your usual pasta plate. Lime too, livens it up with a slight tarty, zesty taste. You can always take the heat down a notch by using less, so you don’t sweat too much over your dinner while coating your spaghetti or fettuccine with a slurp-worthy dose of Asian spices. Garnish with extra herbs or grated parmesan cheese on top and you’re all set to dig in!
  • Easy
  • 20 min
  • 15 min
  • 15 min
  • 3 steps
  • 11 Ingredients
  • Easy
  • 3 steps
  • 11 Ingredients
  • 20 min
  • 15 min
  • 15 min

Instructions

  1. Making the green chilli paste (sambal hijau)

    • To make green chili paste, boil green curly chilies, shallots, garlic & green tomatoes in water, until they are soft.

    • Mash with a mortar and pestle, or coarsely chop in food processor.

    • Heat up olive oil in a pan, pour the green chilli paste into the pan.

    • Add lime leaves and sugar.

    • Fry the paste in olive oil until it is fragrant.

    • Cook until the water in the paste evaporates, and it turns into a darker green.

    • Set aside your green chilli paste.

    Making the green chilli paste (sambal hijau)


  2. Boiling the pasta

    • Boil the pasta according to instructions on the box (as each brand is different).

    • Drain the pasta and put it into a big bowl. Save some pasta water for adding into the sauce later.



  3. Putting it all together

    • evein the tiger prawn, cut it in half, and sauté in butter on medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until it is no more translucent, and turns orange.

    • Finely chop the Italian parsley.

    • To the big bowl of spaghetti, add the green chili paste, grated parmesan cheese and the freshly chopped Italian parsley. 

    • Mix well. Add salt to taste.

    • To create more sauce, add some pasta water, a tablespoon at a time.

    Putting it all together


Plate and Serve!

When serving, sprinkle more Parmesan cheese, and top with the sauteed tiger prawn.

Plate and Serve!
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    Ingredients
    • Serves 3 people
    • 400 g spaghetti

    • 2 tbsp italian parsley

    • 100 ml olive oil

    • 40 g grated parmesan chese

    • 100 g green curly chillies

    • 5 green tomatoes

    • 6 cloves garlic

    • 6 shallots

    • 2 lime leaves

    • 1 tsp sugar

    • 1 tiger prawn (deveined)

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