Shrimp pasta with garlic and tomatoes
Shrimp pasta is the dish you always order out and it works just as well at home, on one condition: good shrimp. Black Tiger 16/20 are large, sweet and stay juicy if cooked briefly.
Instructions
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Prep the shrimp ⏱ 10 min
Thaw the shrimp for 10 minutes under cold running water and pat them dry with paper towels. They arrive already peeled and deveined, so there is nothing to clean. Drying matters, a wet shrimp steams in the pan instead of searing.
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Cook the pasta ⏱ 10 min
Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti one minute less than the pack says. Save a cup of the cooking water before draining.
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Sauté garlic and shrimp ⏱ 4 min
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic for 30 seconds, just until fragrant, then the shrimp: 1 to 2 minutes per side, until pink. Lift them onto a plate.
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Make the sauce ⏱ 5 min
In the same pan add the cherry tomatoes and white wine. Simmer 4 to 5 minutes, until the tomatoes soften and the sauce reduces. Season with salt and pepper.
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Bring it together
Add the spaghetti with a ladle of pasta water and toss until the sauce turns glossy. Return the shrimp just to warm through, scatter parsley and chilli flakes and serve right away.
Good to know
The shrimp cook in 3 minutes total, any longer means rubber. That is why they go in first, come out, and return only at the end. The pasta water binds the sauce, do not skip it.
Frequently asked questions
Why do my prawns turn rubbery?
Because they stay on the heat too long. Black Tiger 16/20 prawns need 1 to 2 minutes per side and come out of the pan the moment they turn pink. They go back over the pasta only at the end, just long enough to warm through.
Can I cook the prawns straight from frozen?
No, thaw them first for 10 minutes under cold running water and pat them dry with paper towels. Wet prawns steam instead of searing and release water into the sauce.
Which pasta works best?
Spaghetti or linguine, boiled one minute short of the packet time. They finish cooking in the pan with a ladle of the starchy cooking water, which binds the sauce and makes it glossy.
What can I use instead of white wine?
100 ml of vegetable stock plus a teaspoon of lemon juice added at the end. The wine brings the acidity that balances the sweetness of the prawns, and lemon does the same job.
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Shrimp pasta with garlic and tomatoes
Shrimp pasta with garlic and tomatoes
Shrimp pasta is the dish you always order out and it works just as well at home, on one condition: good shrimp. Black Tiger 16/20 are large, sweet and stay juicy if cooked briefly.
Notes
The shrimp cook in 3 minutes total, any longer means rubber. That is why they go in first, come out, and return only at the end. The pasta water binds the sauce, do not skip it.
