Friday, January 29, 2010

Kicked Up Sorta Shrimp Scampi

TRY IT! I promise it's good! :)

Ingredients
Extra virgin olive oil

1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveind, tail removed
4 garlic cloves, minced
red pepper flakes (for as much heat as you’d like. I usually give 5 or 6 shakes)
½ cup chicken stock
1 lb. fettucini
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 jar kalamata olives
1 package cremini mushrooms, sliced

Directions
1.  Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta. Before you drain, you’ll need some pasta cooking water.
2.  While the pasta cooks, heat some olive oil (twice around the pan) in a deep skillet.
3. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add olives, mushrooms and chicken stock and cook for a few more minutes.
5. Add the shrimp and a ladle of the starchy pasta cooking water to the sauce.
6.  Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated (leave some to mix with the cheese - it makes an awesome cheesy like sauce!), then add drained pasta to the pan. Let the pasta absorb the juices for a minute.
7. Add the parmesan cheese and stir (with tongs)

1 comment:

  1. Looks great! I can't wait to try it, but ew, minus the mushrooms. ;o)

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