Description
Delicate Garlic Butter Shrimp Capellini dances with Italian coastal elegance, blending tender shrimp and silky pasta in a light, aromatic embrace. Culinary magic awaits you in this simple yet sophisticated dish that whispers Mediterranean charm.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 ounces capellini pasta
- 4 cups diced fresh tomatoes or halved cherry tomatoes
Seasonings and Aromatics:
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, torn
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Liquids and Fats:
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Olive oil, for cooking
- Parmesan cheese, for topping
Instructions
- Prepare a spacious skillet and warm olive oil over medium heat, creating a sizzling surface for the seafood.
- Gently place seasoned shrimp into the heated pan, allowing them to transform into a delicate pink hue within approximately two minutes per side.
- Transfer the perfectly cooked shrimp to a temporary plate, preserving their tender texture.
- Reduce the skillet’s temperature to medium-low and introduce additional olive oil for the aromatic garlic.
- Sauté minced garlic until its fragrance permeates the kitchen, releasing rich, pungent notes.
- Incorporate chopped tomatoes and savory broth, creating a luscious foundation for the sauce.
- Allow the mixture to simmer, gradually breaking down tomatoes and developing a robust, velvety consistency.
- Simultaneously, bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil and delicately cook capellini until it reaches an al dente state.
- Drain the pasta, reserving its silky strands for the final composition.
- Enhance the sauce by introducing cold butter and freshly torn basil, allowing them to meld seamlessly.
- If needed, continue simmering to achieve desired sauce thickness, concentrating flavors.
- Reintroduce the succulent shrimp into the sauce, ensuring complete coating.
- Artfully arrange capellini on serving plates, cascading the garlic-infused sauce and shrimp overtop.
- Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan, additional basil leaves, and a final seasoning of salt and pepper.
Notes
- Quickly pat shrimp dry before cooking to ensure a perfect golden sear and prevent steaming.
- Use high-quality, fresh shrimp for the best texture and flavor in this delicate dish.
- Choose ripe, in-season tomatoes for a more vibrant and authentic pomodoro sauce.
- Fresh basil makes a significant difference, so avoid dried herbs if possible.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 190 mg