Spicy Shrimp And Spaghetti Aglio Olio (Garlic And Oil)

By á-174942

Ingredients

• SPICY SHRIMP:
• 2 pounds jumbo shrimp peeled, deveined
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley (a couple of handfuls)
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 garlic cloves crushed, peeled
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt more or less
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (a couple of generous drizzles)
• AGLIO OLIO:
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (4 turns around pan in a light stream)
• 1 tin anchovy fillets - (2 oz)
• 6 large garlic cloves - (to 8) crushed, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup finely-chopped flat leaf parsley (a couple of handfuls)
• Coarse salt to taste
• 1 pound spaghetti cooked to al dente
• ACCOMPANIMENT:
• Tomato And Onion Salad (see recipe)
• Crusty bread

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Combine shrimp with next 6 ingredients and toss to coat shrimp evenly.

Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, then add half of the shrimp. Cook shrimp 3 minutes until pink and just firm. Remove shrimp to a warm platter and repeat process with remaining shrimp.

Return pan to heat and reduce heat to medium-low. Add 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Add anchovies, garlic, and pepper flakes to oil. Break up anchovies with a wooden spoon until they melt away into the oil and garlic mixture.

Toss spaghetti in the pan with parsley and the garlic oil, then season with a little coarse salt, to your taste. Top servings of garlic and oil spaghetti with spicy shrimp and serve with Tomato and Onion Salad and crusty bread.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Cook's Notes: Prepare the shrimp while the pasta is cooking.

Prep your garlic and parsley for aglio olio and set them, as well as drained pasta and remaining ingredients all within arm's reach of your stove top.

The aroma will be intense! Cooked anchovies have a salted-nutty (rather than fishy) taste that compliments the garlic as it sweetens and softens.