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Skillet Dinner: Pasta in Lemon Sauce with Shrimp

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Ingredients:

  • 220 g of capellini pasta (angel hair)
  • 450 g large shrimp (16/20 pcs.), peeled, deveined
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • Half a medium onion, finely diced
  • 2 lemons, cut in half
  • 0.5 cups white wine
  • 4 drops hot sauce (such as Tabasco), or to taste
  • 0.5 tbsp. grated parmesan
  • Chopped fresh parsley, for serving

Preparation:

  1. Boil water for the pasta.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the olive oil. Add the garlic and onion and cook until translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add the shrimp, stir, and cook for a few minutes. Squeeze in the lemon juice. Add the wine, hot sauce, salt, and black pepper. Stir and reduce the heat to low.
  3. Add the capellini pasta to the boiling water. Cook until al dente. Drain, reserving 1-2 cups of the water.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the capellini and stir, adding a little of the pasta water if needed to thin the sauce. Taste, adding salt and pepper if needed. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and chopped parsley and serve immediately.

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