Description
Savory garlic shrimp spaghetti delight delivers Mediterranean coastal charm on one plate. Fresh ingredients and simple techniques create a restaurant-quality meal home cooks quickly master.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) medium shrimp, deveined and tails removed
- 1 lb (454 g) spaghetti noodles
- 6–8 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup (60 ml) butter
- 3 drizzles olive oil
- Italian seasoning, to taste
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
- Red pepper flakes, optional, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Fresh herbs (such as parsley or basil), to taste
Instructions
- Pasta Preparation: Ignite a large pot of water with a generous salt sprinkle and olive oil essence. Submerge spaghetti and orchestrate a culinary dance until achieving al dente perfection, roughly 8-10 minutes.
- Shrimp Treatment: Cleanse shrimp under crisp cold water, meticulously patting dry with paper towels to guarantee optimal caramelization and flavor absorption.
- Skillet Symphony: Melt butter in a spacious skillet over medium heat, crafting a golden foundation for shrimp transformation. Introduce shrimp, allowing them to pirouette from translucent to blush pink, approximately 2-3 minutes. Scatter minced garlic, continuing the culinary performance for an additional 5-7 minutes to unlock profound flavor dimensions.
- Flavor Fusion: Drizzle extra virgin olive oil across the skillet, creating a silky conduit for taste integration. Cascade drained spaghetti into the aromatic landscape, sprinkling Italian seasoning, kosher salt, black pepper, and optional red pepper flakes.
- Sauce Refinement: Gradually introduce reserved pasta water, creating a luxurious sauce that tenderly embraces both pasta and shrimp. Gently toss ingredients, ensuring harmonious heat distribution and flavor melding. Conduct a final taste test, adjusting seasonings to personal preference. Serve immediately, presenting a steaming culinary masterpiece.
Notes
- Dry Shrimp Thoroughly: Pat shrimp completely dry to achieve perfect golden sear and prevent steaming instead of browning.
- Reserve Pasta Water Magic: Keep pasta water as a secret weapon for creating silky, restaurant-quality sauce that smoothly coats every strand of spaghetti.
- Manage Heat Carefully: Cook shrimp on medium heat to prevent burning garlic and ensure tender, succulent seafood without rubbery texture.
- Season Progressively: Add seasonings gradually and taste frequently to build complex, balanced flavor profile that enhances both shrimp and pasta.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 570
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 220 mg