Shrimp Sauce For Pasta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 10-13 per serving)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/3 cup wine
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (light oil)
• 1/4 cup water (reserved from pasta)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• salt and pepper
• 2/3 lb pasta (linguini is the classical pasta, but it's up to you)

Recipe

• 1 heat a large pot of water to the boil, add 1 tsp salt and pasta (cooking time about 11 minutes), then start your sauce.
• 2 when pasta is done, usually at the most critical point of cooking the sauce, reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water, and drain the pasta.
• 3 put butter and olive oil into a large frying pan over medium-high heat and add the garlic when the butter melts.
• 4 cook garlic, stirring constantly, until it becomes soft, but not browned at all, about 3-4 minutes.
• 5 add shrimp and briefly stir into the oil, then add the parsley, stir again and add the wine, half the pasta water and a good grind of pepper.
• 6 reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp are just done.
• 7 add the pasta and parmesan cheese to the shrimp pan and toss thoroughly.