Shrimp Pasta With Burst Grape Tomato Sauce

Shrimp pasta with burst grape tomatoes is an elegant, restaurant-quality pasta dish that you can throw together in under 20 minutes! One of the keys is this recipe is to cook the shrimp just right. Shrimp are cooked best on higher heat, and very quickly. Join Eric from Simply Elegant Home Cooking as he walks you through this process. You also want to buy the highest quality tomatoes you can find. Today Eric is using grape tomatoes, but cherry tomatoes work equally well. For the pasta, any long strand works well such as spaghetti or linguine.

Ingredients:
-3/4 pound large wild shrimp
-4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
-2/3 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
-3 cloves garlic, sliced
-1/3 cup shrimp stock
-1/3 Italian dry white wine
-2 tablespoons tomato paste
-1/4 lemon, juiced
-1/2 pound spaghetti or linguine
-15 leaves fresh basil, torn into pieces
-1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
-salt and pepper to taste

Directions
-Peel and devein the shrimp, blot them dry with paper towels, and season both sides liberally with salt and pepper.
-Preheat a large pot of pasta water on high heat and a large skillet on medium-high heat.
-Once skillet is fully preheated, add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, swirl to coat the pan, and then add the shrimp. Sear the shrimp for 1 minute per side. DO NOT go beyond one minute or the shrimp will be overcooked!
-After shrimp is seared on both sides, turn the heat off and remove them to a plate. Add in the remaining olive oil (to cool the pan) and add in the sliced garlic. Cook the garlic, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
-Add in the grape or cherry tomatoes. Season with crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. Stir the sauce to evenly incorporate.
-Right after adding the tomatoes, add the pasta to the boiling pasta water.
-Add in the shrimp stock and white wine to the skillet. You can substitute more wine if you do not have shrimp stock.
-Once the sauce is simmering, add in the tomato paste and stir to incorporate.
-About 5 minutes after adding the tomatoes, they should be beginning to burst. You can speed the process along by gently mashing them with a fork or spatula.
-Once the pasta is fully cooked, add it to the pasta sauce, along with a small amount of the starchy pasta water. Stir to incorporate everything.
-Add in the lemon juice, along with the shrimp.
-Turn off the heat and add the fresh basil. Stir to incorporate.
-Serve and enjoy!

[veecee]

Another keeper Eric! There are times when I just don't feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen, especially in the summer, so this is perfect. A quick tip for the viewers: boil the shrimp shells (try saying that fast 3 or 4 times; it's a real tongue twister!) in a bit of water, maybe or maybe not some herbs, and voilà, a quick shrimp stock. Thanks again for another terrific recipe. 😊

[madamdamen]

another recipe that i can easily follow the step by step..tnx!❤

[AlexsSeasonalKitchen]

Yum! I love how you cook the pasta in the sauce.. the best way to make pasta!

[ppgprops]

I'll be giving this terrific recipe a try this week. My tomatoes are still going strong here, so I'll have plenty to use. Thanks again!

[thegourmetgambit]

Another excellent pasta recipe Eric, you kicked it out of the park again!

[easyarrangementrecipejapan]

Food looks delicious👌😋👍👍👏😋👏😍😍👌nice recipe.

[cutetiger]

Looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe. You are so good!🙂

[nataliajabrail]

Love your recipes/videos! Keep them coming

[vintagepearlrodriguez]

Yummy delicious my friend please bring some more yummy recipes Lv your cooking 👍🙏 Bon appétit🍷🍷

[jenniferdecastro]

I will try this recipe. I like the way you cook the shrimp pasta. Have a nice day. Good job! By the way I'm Jenny and I'm living in Italy together with my own family. Bye.

[RetiredSchoolCook]

EXCELLENT MEAL GREAT RECIPE TRULY A SIMPLY ELEGANT HOME COOKED MEAL I FIND YOUR RECIPES SO GOOD SO AMAZING, YOU NEVER FAIL AT SHOWING WONDERFUL VIDEOS OF GOOD FOOD AND GOOD COOKING THANK YOU SIR

[theripoffchicago]

This video could have been six hours long and I would have watched it till the

[svensinner]

👌👍you might use Sphaghettini, as italians does. Vongoles are perfect too.

[elizabethshaw]

You need to use tomato paste in the beginning so that it forms a film on the bottom of the pan. That is the Maillard Reaction. It is the natural sugars in a food when it starts to caramelize. Toast also is around due to the Maillard Reaction because all of the natural sugars in the bread come to the top. It is pronounced close to saying my yard. That's what always comes up when I try and voice type it. :-)

[Liv]

😍😍😍😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤🤤it's yummy and easy please share more easy recipes 😋. I am very lazy to cook but still want to eat fresh food more than go out to restaurants.

[jaehyunlee]

Where do you get shrimp stock? from boiling the shell of shrimp?

[rambojohn]

Your reflection can be seen in the tomatoes

[gracielagomez]

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GRACIELA DE ARGENTINA. 💕

[aakili]

Any alternative to tomato paste?Can we use crushed fresh tomatoes?

[rlores]

The chewing at the end, killed it for me. Good recipe tho.