Garlic butter shrimp pasta
Ingredients
- 200 g dried spaghetti
- 250 g cherry tomatoes
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 250 g baby shrimp
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 200 ml pasta water
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- Green olives for serving
Instructions
- Cook the pasta til al dente in a large pot of salted water, reserve 200 ml of the pasta water
- Melt the butter with the oil in a pan on medium, add the garlic and the chili and fry for 30 seconds
- Add the cherry tomatoes, the lemon zest, the lemon juice, the spices and sautee for 3 minutes
- Slightly smash the tomatoes with the spatula and add the shrimp
- Cook for 2 minutes
- Add the pasta and the pasta water and and cook for 2 minutes
- Remove from heat, put the lid on and let sit for 5 minutes
- Serve with the green olives