Garlic Spicy Shrimp and Asparagus Pasta
Spicy garlic shrimp and asparagus pasta. I use short pasta, called Trofie. Trofie are little short twists of pasta, that are usually handmade.
Ingredients
Ingredients for asparagus pasta:
- 8 oz cooked pasta (I used short pasta, such as trofie pasta)
- 1/4 salt and more
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 pound asparagus
- 4 garlic cloves , chopped
- 5 green onions , chopped
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
Ingredients for garlic spicy shrimp:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp unpeeled
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sage
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon basil
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 3 garlic cloves minced
Instructions
Prepare pasta:
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Cook pasta according to package instructions. I used trofie pasta, which is short pasta twists. Any short pasta can be used.
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Saute chopped garlic and chopped green onions on low heat in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, for 10 minutes.
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Trim asparagus ends; cut each asparagus sprig in half and cook asparagus for 7 minutes on high heat in large pan in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
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Add hot cooked pasta to hot garlic and green onions mixture, add romano or parmesan cheese, mix until cheese melts. Add asparagus to pasta and mix well.
Prepare shrimp:
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Rinse and dry the shrimp still in shells.
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Mix salt, pepper, sage, paprika, basil, and chili powder in a medium size bowl. Add shrimp in shells and minced garlic to the bowl with spices and mix and toss to coat shrimp with spices.
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Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan on high heat. Add shrimp, coated with spices and minced garlic, and cook about 3 minutes on each side, until shrimp becomes red in color on each side. Remove pan from heat.
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Place small amount of asparagus pasta in the center of each serving plate, surround pasta with shrimp as shown on photos.