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Recipe 10

Shrimp scampi linguine

Yield
2
Time
20 min

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g linguine
  • 250–300 g raw shrimp / prawns, peeled and deveined
  • Salt, pepper, and any preferred shrimp seasoning, to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 30–40 g butter
  • 3–4 garlic cloves, minced
  • Chilli flakes, to taste
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 40–50 g parmesan, grated
  • 120–180 ml reserved pasta water, as needed
  • Fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe notes

Notes

  • Keep the shrimp cook time short; overcooked shrimp are small rubber punishments.

9 steps

Method

Step 1 of 9

  1. Bring salted water to a boil and cook the linguine until just shy of al dente. Reserve pasta water before draining.

Step 2 of 9

  1. Season the shrimp.

Step 3 of 9

  1. Heat a little olive oil in a pan. Cook the shrimp for about 2 minutes, just until cooked, then set aside.

Step 4 of 9

  1. In the same pan, melt the butter.

Step 5 of 9

  1. Add garlic, chilli flakes, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook briefly until fragrant; do not burn the garlic.

Step 6 of 9

  1. Add the linguine and toss through the butter-garlic-lemon sauce.

Step 7 of 9

  1. Return the shrimp to the pan.

Step 8 of 9

  1. Add grated parmesan and enough pasta water to make the sauce glossy and clingy.

Step 9 of 9

  1. Finish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

Recipe preview

9 steps

A few ingredients

  • 200 g linguine
  • 250–300 g raw shrimp / prawns, peeled and deveined
  • Salt, pepper, and any preferred shrimp seasoning, to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 30–40 g butter

The opening moves

  1. 01

    Bring salted water to a boil and cook the linguine until just shy of al dente. Reserve pasta water before dra...

  2. 02

    Season the shrimp.

  3. 03

    Heat a little olive oil in a pan. Cook the shrimp for about 2 minutes, just until cooked, then set aside.

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