Linguine With Firecracker Shrimp Recipes

SHRIMP LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente according to package directions.
• While linguine is cooking, melt butter or margarine in a large skillet. Add garlic, and saute briefly to release flavor. Add cream; heat just to boiling, stirring frequently. Lower heat, and stir in shrimp, parsley, basil, and thyme. Continue cooking until shrimp are just heated through. Do not overcook shrimp! Remove sauce from heat.
• Drain the pasta, and toss lightly with the sauce. Toss again with cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

LINGUINE WITH SHRIMP SCAMPI

Steps:

• Drizzle some oil in a large pot of boiling salted water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and the linguine, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or according to the directions on the package.
• Meanwhile, in another large (12-inch), heavy-bottomed pan, melt the butter and olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic. Saute for 1 minute. Be careful, the garlic burns easily! Add the shrimp, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and the pepper and saute until the shrimp have just turned pink, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon slices, and red pepper flakes. Toss to combine.
• When the pasta is done, drain the cooked linguine and then put it back in the pot. Immediately add the shrimp and sauce, toss well, and serve.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Sprinkle shrimp with creole seasoning, salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Cook shrimp in olive oil in a hot skillet just until pink and curled, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and green onions and cook until fragrant.
• Stir in the whipping cream and cook until dish is warmed, stirring frequently.
• Mix in parsley and lemon juice just before serving.
• Serve over pasta or hot cooked rice, if desired.

LINGUINI WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the linguini and cook according to the directions on the box. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over a medium-high flame. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the shrimp and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the shrimp turn pink. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside. Add the lemon juice, white wine, and the reserved cup water to the skillet. Let simmer until the liquid is reduced by about half. Salt and saute the asparagus. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Return the shrimp to the pan and stir in the parsley. Add the drained linguini to the shrimp mixture, tossing to combine. Add asparagus and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

LINGUINE WITH FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mince garlic, grate ginger and place in small bowl with Sherry, oyster sauce, vinegar, chili paste and tomato paste; mix well.
• Rinse peas, and pull out the strings. Wash and trim zucchini and cut into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Put on water for linguine.
• Heat a nonstick skillet to hot; add oil, and reduce heat to medium.
• Stir peas and zucchini into hot oil, and stir fry for about one minute.
• Add the garlic and ginger mixture to the vegetables, and mix well to coat. Remove from heat.
• Cook linguine.
• Wash, trim and slice scallions.
• Return vegetables and sauce to heat, and add shrimp, stirring long enough to heat shrimp through. Season with salt.
• Drain linguine, and stir into sauce, mixing well. Serve sprinkled with scallions.

LINGUINE WITH CAJUN-SPICED SHRIMP AND CORN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Place shrimp and crab boil into a large saucepan. Fill with water to 1 inch above the shrimp, and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 3 minutes until shrimp turn pink, then drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic, and red onion, cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in bell pepper, corn, lime juice, cilantro, oregano, chipotle pepper, and salt. Stir in the half-and-half, and bring to a simmer. Once the mixture is simmering, stir in shrimp, and toss with the drained pasta.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the apricot preserves, oil, soy sauce and pepper flakes. Thread shrimp onto metal or soaked wooden skewers., Grill, uncovered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until shrimp turn pink, basting frequently with apricot mixture.

AUNT BARBRA'S FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Melt butter in dutch oven over medium heat.
• Saute onion, celery, green onion and garlic in skillet until transparent.
• Add shrimp, saute 4 or 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 15 minutes.
• Serve over hot angel hair pasta.
• The prep/cook time is a rough estimate and will vary on your shrimp and how much cleaning/thawing is required. Also not included is the angel hair pasta.

CREAMY SHRIMP LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a saucepan, saute the onion, garlic and oregano in butter until onion is crisp-tender. Gradually add the cream and cheeses; cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted. Add the shrimp; heat through. Drain linguine; top with shrimp mixture.