This is one of my favorite pasta dishes! I love making it in spring time because my glorious lemon tree is absolutely covered in huge lemons!
It’s flavorful, zesty, spicy, light and so fresh! I like this dish a lot more than the heavy, oily, creamy version that you’d find in restaurants. The flavorful sauce just soaks into the pasta and the leftovers taste even better the next day!
Here’s the recipe, definitely give it a try if you’re a lover of lemon and garlic!
Ingredients
8 garlic cloves, pressed or grated
2 lemons, zested and juiced
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and butterflied (reserve shells)
1/4 onion
1 pound thin linguini
2 tablespoons butter
1 small bunch parsley, leaves chopped
Directions
In a bowl, combine the garlic, zest and juice of 1 lemon, olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, to taste, and the shrimp. Set aside to marinate.
Meanwhile make a quick shrimp stock: In a small pot, over medium heat, add the shrimp shells and onion. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain into a bowl and discard the shells and the onion.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and add a generous amount of salt. Add the linguine and cook until just tender, 2 minutes less than instructed on the package. Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking water.
Heat a skillet over high heat. Remove the shrimp from the marinade, reserve the marinade, and add the shrimp to the skillet. Cook until they turn pink and start to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the pan to a plate and add the reserved marinade. Let cook a few minutes then add about 1 cup of shrimp stock and about 1/2 cup pasta water. Continue to cook until sauce reduces by half. Add the zest and juice of the remaining lemon, the butter and the parsley and stir to combine.
Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste. Add in the shrimp and pasta and toss to combine with the sauce. Turn out into a serving bowl and serve immediately.
I am submitting this recipe to the amazing Angie’s Fiesta Friday #61 at http://fiestafriday.net/2015/03/27/fiesta-friday-61/
Must make this.
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You will love it! And you’re so welcome! Looking forward to reading more from you! 😊
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You are so lucky to have your own lemon tree. As many as I use in cooking I need a tree 🙂 Your recipe looks delicious and shrimp is always a favorite.
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Yes I am so lucky to have not one but two lemon trees! That was my deciding factor when I bought my house! Ha! I hope you give the recipe a try! 😊
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Got to get that teleporter working soon!! This looks amazing!
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Thank you my dear! I’m having the leftovers right now! Fly on over! 💜
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How wonderful to be able to pick lemons from your backyard… Lucky gal!!
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I appreciate it every day! I make sure to thank her 😁
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I cannot resist a good shrimp scampi, this looks wonderful! Happy FF! 🙂
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Thank you so much! It’s a delicious recipe! But so hard to stop eating the shrimp while I’m cooking hahaha!
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Delicious stuff!
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It was so yummy!
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Reblogged this on chadisrad1405's Blog.
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This does sound delightful! And perfect for Spring 😀
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Thank you! It’s really light and fresh and not heavy or oily at all! I love making it 😁 but I love eating it more 😂😂😂
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This sounds absolutely delicious! And how lucky are you to have a prolific lemon tree in your garden – sigh. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us at Fiesta Friday. As co-host, please may I ask you to edit your post to include the link and a mention to Angie’s Fiesta Friday #61 post – this also ensures that you can be considered for a feature next week. Thanks so much!
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Thank you so much! I have to learn how to work these thing-a-ma-bobs hahhaha I’ll get on it! 😊
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Did I get it right?
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What a gorgeous dish and using your own lemons must make it even better 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you so much! If you’re ever in Cali, come by for a bag! 😊
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I’m huge fan of lemon, in no matter which recipes. Despite my passion, I’ve never tried to use lemon in pasta… what a pity! Your dish looks very yummy, thanks for sharing at FF!
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What!!?! Never had lemon in pasta! Omg! I’m coming over with a huge bowl of this just for you! This should’ve never been allowed to happen!! 😂😂😂
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This sounds great, I do like both lemon with pasta and shrimp as well, so all good together!
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Thank you so much! I hope you give it a try! I’m thinking of making it again today! Gotta use up these lemons somehow! 😊
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Beautiful pictures and this is my type of food!!
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Thank you so much for your kind words! 💜
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I’ve posted citrusy scampi recipe too! 😀 but without pasta! Yumyum!
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Ooohhh great minds! 😊
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