INTRODUCTION

Me and my wife was having dinner in an Italian restaurants with our friends.. Though we are not really happy with the other dishes that we ordered, but we are generally pleased with the angel hair pasta in carbonara sauce.

It definitely did not look delish but it was tasty with a slightly different texture will the normal pasta. I told my wife that I will replicate the pasta and that is the reason of this post.

As per Wikipedia,

“Capellini (Italian pronunciation: [kapelˈliːni], literally “thin hair”) with its diameter between 0.85 mm and 0.92 mm is a very thin variety of Italian pasta. Like spaghetti, it is rod-shaped, in the form of long strands. Capelli d’angelo ([kaˈpelli ˈdandʒelo], literally angel hair — hence, “angel hair pasta” in English) with a diameter between 0.78 and 0.88 mm is an even thinner variant of capellini. They are often sold in a nest-like shape. Capelli d’angelo has been popular in Italy since at least the 14th century. As a very light pasta, it goes well in soups or as “pasta asciutta” with a seafood or other light sauces.”  (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capellini)

As I can’t get the nested like Capelli d’angelo or angel hair pasta,  I have used the capellini instead. 

As for the sauce, it is my own creation and taste like a combination of béchamel (white sauce) and carbonara sauce…. Since I can’t find a relevant name for my own sauce, I have decided to use the common name “cream sauce”.

WHAT IS REQUIRED

Servings: 2 adults

• 150 grams of angel hair pasta or capellini
• 1/2 cup of cooking cream or double cream
• 3 cloves of garlic , minced
• 10 canned or fresh button mushrooms, sliced into thin pieces
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil or cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon of oregano or Italian mixed herbs
• 6-8 prawns, shelled
• 3 pieces of hams, sliced into thin stripes
• Dashes of black pepper
• Salt to taste
• 1 piece of chicken stock mixed with 1/2 cup of water or 1/2 cup of ready made chicken stock

STEPS OF PREPARARTION

• Bring a large pot of water with some salt to boil. Add the pasta and cooked for about 10 minutes or until al dente , drained and set aside. It is best that you refer to the capellini packaging for cooking instructions.

• In a pan, sauté the garlic with butter for 1-2 minutes (ensure that the garlic are not golden brown like oriental cooking) . Add the chicken stocks.

• Add in the cut mushrooms, cooking cream and prawns. Let it simmer until the prawns are cooked and become pink (about 2-3 minutes). Add in dashes of black pepper, oregano or Italian mixed herbs and salt to taste. Stir until well mix. Add in the drained pasta, toss until well mixed and the pasta is ready to be served. Can be garnished with additional Italian herbs or freshly chopped parsley.

CONCLUSION

An easy recipe with great taste. If you never try angel hair pasta, do give it a try. It is less chewy due to its small diameter and it pairs well with white sauce.

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