Drunken Spaghetti with Seafood (Spaghetti Kee Mao)

Ingredients

• 200g cooked spaghetti
• 200g prawn+squid
• holy basil
• pounded chili+garlic
• fresh green peppercorns
• oyster sauce, light soy, sugar

Method

• Cook spaghetti per packet; save a little pasta water
• Heat wok on high; fry chili-garlic, add seafood until just cooked
• Add spaghetti and peppercorns; season with oyster sauce, soy and sugar; add a splash of pasta water
• Turn off heat, add basil, toss and serve hot

How to Choose

Choose bouncy, clear fresh prawn and squid, no fishy smell · fragrant fresh basil · fresh green peppercorns · good-quality spaghetti.

Chef's Secret

Fusion secret: save the starchy pasta water and add a splash while tossing so the sauce clings glossily to the strands; add basil off the heat for fresh fragrance; sear the seafood fast on high heat so it stays tender.

Fresh prawn+squid + holy basil + spaghetti full set at Fresh Market Online.