Hot And Spicy Shrimp With Pasta
- Shrimp and Marinade
- 1.5 pounds jumbo shrimp (about 16-20 per pound), peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary, lightly crushed
- 5 large sprigs of thyme, lightly crushed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Shrimp with Pasta and Sauce
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
- 1 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bunches scallions, chopped fine
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 pound angel hair spaghetti (or other thin noodles)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- red pepper flakes as desired
- Put shrimp and all marinade ingredients in a gallon Ziploc bag and let marinate for about an hour.
- In a large sauce pan, heat the butter on medium to medium high heat till melted (you can let it brown as well--just turn the heat down when it begins to brown and smell nutty so it doesn't burn). Add mushrooms and a pinch of kosher salt, and allow them to cook until they just soften. Stir in the garlic and scallions. Sweat them briefly, then add all the other sauce ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 4-5 minutes. Stir in the shrimp (without the marinade) and let it poach in the butter sauce till pink and just cooked through.
- At around the same time you add the shrimp to the butter sauce, start the pasta. Cook it in heavily salted boiling water for 6- 8 minutes or until just al dente.
- Stir pasta into shrimp and swirl it into the butter sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning. (You might want to add another squeeze of lemon juice or a bit more Worcestershire sauce here as well.) Sprinkle with parsley, and serve in bowls with French bread to soak up extra sauce. Pass the red pepper flakes for those who desire a little extra heat.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/9106-hot-and-spicy-shrimp-with-pasta (may not work)