Shrimp Scampi Pasta
This is Shrimp Scampi has a touch of sweetness because of the cooking wine but not overpowering. It also comes together pretty quickly. It's simply delicious.
Servings: 4
Calories: 438kcal
Ingredients
- 4 servings linguine I try to stretch recipes and so I use Angel Hair pasta and use 6 servings
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 oz unsalted butter ½ a stick
- 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 5 tablespoons white wine you can substitute chicken broth
- 6 cherry tomatoes, cut into halves or thirds I use a whole package (1 pint)
- salt, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ½ lemon squeezed for the juice
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley or Basil
- shaved Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese)
Instructions
- Heat up a pot of water, cook the linguine according to the instructions on the package.
- Sprinkle the cayenne pepper to the shrimp. Set aside.
- Heat up a sauté pan and add the butter. When the butter melts, add the olive oil. Stir in the garlic, lightly sauté until aromatic before adding the shrimp into the pan the shrimp until half cooked and then add the white wine, salt, and sugar. Add the cherry tomatoes and linguine into the pot, stir to combine well.
- When the shrimp is completely cooked, add a few squirts of the lemon juice, black pepper, and chopped parsley to the linguine, toss to mix well, dish out and serve immediately with some shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.