So I was in the mood for shrimp tonight and after working out, quick is best. So before the workout I defrosted about a pound of 51-60 per pound size shrimp. They were the already cooked kind but that size either will work. As I was walking past them while getting the kids to bed I'd pick one or two here and there. By the time I made dinner I had about 3/4 of a pound. I boiled up about a handful of pasta in a small pot and heated up a fry pan. I took about a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of olive oil and heated it up in a pan. I had about 4 cloves of garlic sliced thin and sauted them at medium heat. I then took my small handy V slicer and sliced up about 1/2 a shallot right into the pan real thin. Those small slicers are awesome. I use that probably 4-5 a week. So the garlic and shallots are softening up, I was removing the tails from the shrimp. I added a health bunch of shakes of crushed red pepper (I have a tendency to spice things up a bit) and added the shrimp to the pan. The shrimp got heated through and mixed the the garlic and shallots. Next I added two or three tablespoons of the pasta water to starch up the shrimp. I added one more tablespoon of butter to smooth it all up and added the pasta and mixed it all up. Finish it up with some parsley and in a bowl in front of the TV for the baseball game.
The best part about this dish is that you can make it your own so easy. First of all when the shrimp is defrosted, this dish takes as long as it takes to make the pasta. I literally put the pasta in the water and then did the rest of the things I mentioned above. Don't want it spicy? Don't add the Pepper. Like bigger or smaller shrimp? Put it in. It's quick easy and easy to make it how you like it. Enjoy
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