Seafood
Mediterranean Garlic ∙ Seven Fishes ∙ Shrimp
Servings: 2Ingredients
- 6 to 8 shrimp, peeled & deveined, per serving
- ¼ cup olive oil
- garlic, sliced
- red pepper flakes
- fresh parsley, chopped
- fresh pasta, optional
- crostini, optional
Instructions
Setup
- If tossing with pasta, put on a pot of water to boil.
- Peel shrimp and remove tails.
- Keep peels and tails in a bag in the freezer for shrimp stock
Cook
- Heat oil in a skillet until it shimmers.
- Toss in garlic and stir constantly until it turns golden.
- Add shrimp to the pan and sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
- Drop fresh pasta into boiling water for 2 minutes.
- Saute shrimp for 3 minutes, then turn over.
- Drain and rinse pasta when it's ready, but keep a ladle full of pasta water.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley and saute for 3 more minutes.
- If adding to pasta, add a ladle full of pasta water to the skillet.
- Toss the pasta in the skillet and sprinkle with salt.