Shrimp Scampi Pasta
A classic Italian-American pasta dish featuring succulent shrimp sautéed in a garlicky white wine sauce with butter and red pepper flakes, tossed with delicate angel hair pasta and fresh parsley.
Ingredients
- •¼ cup olive oil
- •1 lb peeled and deveined large shrimp (raw; 20 to 25 per lb)
- •4 cloves large garlic cloves
- •½ teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
- •½ cup dry white wine
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •½ teaspoon black pepper
- •5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •¾ lb capellini (angel-hair pasta)
- •½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring a 6- to 8-quart pot of salted water to a boil.
10 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Add garlic to oil remaining in skillet along with red pepper flakes, wine, salt, and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add butter to skillet, stirring until melted, and stir in shrimp. Remove skillet from heat.
5 min
- 3.
Cook pasta in boiling water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander. Toss pasta well with shrimp mixture and parsley in large bowl, adding some of reserved cooking water if necessary to keep moist.
5 min
