Easy quick and delicious
- 1 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/2 pound shrimp fresh or previously cooked deveined cleaned
- 6 cloves garlic cloves peeled
- 1 jar sun-dried tomatoes i use small jar
- 3 tablespoons fresh italian parsley minced
- 1/4 cups parmesan
- 1 package spaghetti or favorite pasta
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to taste
- Carbohydrate 59.9528733897781 g
- Cholesterol 141.730033645409 mg
- Fat 34.6212434189266 g
- Fiber 2.66240307596523 g
- Protein 19.7438136690009 g
- Saturated Fat 20.5103601733075 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (166g)
- Sodium 428.700401525819 mg
- Sugar 57.2904703138129 g
- Trans Fat 2.81356401929441 g
- Calories 630 calories
Step-by-step
- Cook pasta per package instructions. Don't overcook.
- Add olive oil to pan on medium heat
- Add cloves of garlic to brown slightly not burn
- Add shrimp warm or cook to pink
- Add seasonings
- Add sun dried tomatoes
- Turn down heat to low or simmer
- Add butter
- Simmer about 10 minutes while pasta cooks
- Add Parmesan cheese til melted.
- Serve over pasta. You can add fresh mushroom. If you do add with shrimp.
Garlic performs the heaviest lifting in this dish, providing both aromatic punch and a subtle sweet undertone when browned correctly. Olive oil added to the pan alongside the butter raises the smoke point, preventing the milk solids in the butter from burning before the garlic releases its essential oils. Whole cloves require careful heat management; maintain medium heat until they turn lightly golden, which takes roughly four to six minutes, to avoid bitter charred flavors.
Managing Dairy and Starch Interaction
Combining heavy fats like butter and parmesan with pasta creates a rich sauce that relies heavily on temperature control. Simmering the sauce on low prevents the cheese from breaking into a greasy oil slick rather than a smooth emulsion. Reserve one-half cup of starchy pasta water before draining the spaghetti. Starch molecules help bind the melted parmesan and butter directly to the noodles, ensuring uniform coating.
- If raw shrimp is unavailable, previously cooked shrimp requires only two minutes of warming in the simmering butter to avoid rubbery textures.
- Swap sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil for dry-packed varieties by soaking them in warm water for fifteen minutes before slicing.
- A wide skillet provides maximum surface area for browning garlic cloves evenly without overcrowding.
