Linguine in shrimp and ham sauce

AUTHOR
Reed Chan
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
5 3
Pureed to a creamy consistency, the sauce nestles perfectly with the pasta. Lemon juice and crunchy crumbs provide little aha effects on the happy palate
COOK TIME
25 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 pck. (215 g each) cooked peeled frozen shrimps
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 70 g Parma ham
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 400 g Linguines
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 1 Lemon
  • 4 Stem/s Oregano

Directions

  1. 1

    Defrost the frozen shrimps. Bring 4-5 l salt water (1 teaspoon salt per litre) to the boil. Finely dice the ham. Peel garlic and chop finely. Chop shrimps finely, except for 8 pieces

  2. 2

    Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. In the meantime, roast breadcrumbs in a pan without fat until golden brown, take them out. Heat the oil in the pan and fry the whole prawns for 2-3 minutes, turning them over. Season with salt and pepper, remove and keep warm.

  3. 3

    Stir-fry the chopped prawns, ham and garlic in the cooking fat for about 2 minutes. Puree the shrimp and ham mix and 6 tbsp. noodle water in a tall mixing bowl with a hand blender. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.

  4. 4

    Wash oregano and shake dry, remove leaves. Drain the pasta. Mix with the shrimp sauce and prawns. Serve sprinkled with breadcrumbs and oregano.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
620 kcal
CARBS
80 g
FATS
15 g
PROTEINS
37 g