Sunday, March 20, 2011

Second Shot : D

Yesterday, 1st time making " Shrimp Scampi". I forget to scale down the portion for lemon juice, pasta water and white wine. The outcome of that. Rubbish.

So to i try again. this time i scale down everything. the outcome was outstanding. nice, wet and hot.

So let's not wait anymore, " Shrimp Scampi" from "Mad Hungry"

Serve 1

Preparation

80g pasta of your choice.
coarse salt, or any salt you prefer.
olive oil
150g shrimp, shelled and deveined.
1 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tsp lemon juice
lemon zest of 1 lemon
2 tsp fresh chopped parsley leaves
2 tsp white wine
4 tsp pasta water.

Method
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and a generous pinch of salt and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 4 tsp pasta water.

Meanwhite, heat a large saute pan over high heat. Add 1 tbs of oil and swirl it to coat the pan. Add the shrimp in a single later. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. After 2 minutes, turn the shrimp over; add another 1 tbs oil with, the garlic, and red pepper flakes. Stir constantly for 1-2 minutes, regulating the heat to avoid burning the garlic.

Add the lemon zest and white wine to the shrimp. Stir to reduce the wine slightly. Add the lemon juice, cooked pasta, and reserved pasta water to the pan. Toss to combine. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and extra red pepper flakes on each serving.

Red Pepper Flakes. Dead Simple.

Preparation
65 cents dried red chilli, cut away the stem and slice open to throw the seeds away.
*you don't have to throw all just some so that your flakes will not be too hot.

Method
Place all of them into the blender and blitz. You will see the pizza hut chilli bottle soon.