Pasta

Spaghetti Marinara with Ginger, Fresh Basil and Feta

Spaghetti 3

  Spaghetti Marinara with an Asian Twist

I’ve added a few surprise ingredients to this traditional dish: ginger and feta cheese. The ginger adds a bit more ‘zing’ to the chili flavors and gives a slight Asian twist to the dish. The feta adds a nice creaminess to offset the spicy flavors.

And don’t forget the torn basil leaves! Basil is one of my favorite herbs and spreads a lovely aroma through the house whenever we use it.

Jamie Oliver has a similar recipe called ‘Honeymoon Spaghetti’ where he uses mussels in the dish, which are supposed to be an aphrodesiac. For me, that might spice up the recipe too much, but maybe next time!

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Spaghetti Marinara with Ginger, Fresh Basil and Feta
Serves 4
A delicious seafood spaghetti dish with an Asian twist.
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Ingredients
  1. ½ onion, diced
  2. 2 minced garlic cloves
  3. 2 Tbsp ginger, peeled and diced
  4. 1 red chili
  5. 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  6. 5 fresh tomatoes, chopped finely
  7. 2 cups (500 ml) chicken stock
  8. ½ cup (125 ml) white wine
  9. 16 – 20 large shrimp or prawns
  10. 1 cup raw calamari (squid) rings
  11. fresh basil leaves- torn
  12. feta cheese
  13. salt and pepper to taste
  14. 1 packet dried spaghetti
Instructions
  1. Peel and finely dice the onion, garlic cloves and ginger.
  2. Slice the chili in half lengthwise and chop into small pieces.
  3. Add olive oil to a hot fry pan and ‘sweat’ the above ingredients until they are soft and translucent in color.
  4. Add the tomato paste, fresh tomatoes, chicken stock and white wine to the mixture and stir for several minutes.
  5. Now place the prawns (shrimp) and calamari rings into the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes until the seafood is cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste and reduce heat to a simmer while you prepare the spaghetti.
  6. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil and then add the packet of spaghetti; reduce heat slightly and simmer until the spaghetti is cooked to your liking.
  7. Drain the spaghetti and serve in a large dish; add marinara sauce on top with torn basil leaves and dotted with small pieces of feta cheese.
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March 26, 2013 By
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5 Comments

  • Reply
    Maureen
    March 30, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    An American who understands what “marinara” means, how refreshing indeed. 🙂 I’m so glad we’ve met and can’t wait to become “besties.”

    I love this photography.

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    admin
    March 31, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Thanks for the comment, Maureen. My husband and I ate this again last night and wolfed it down. For the photography, I was experimenting with more ‘dark effects’ using natural light coming in from a window. It’s amazing how much light the camera can pick up!

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    Gourmet Getaways
    April 30, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    Oh I really need to be able to pin this recipe!! It looks so good, thanks for sharing 🙂

  • Reply
    Jill
    July 7, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    How many people does this serve. Looks yummy and can’t wait to try it out for my next dinner party!

  • Reply
    Fran
    July 7, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    Hi Jill, thanks for stopping by my blog. This recipe should serve 4 people. I hope it turns out well for your dinner party!

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