Shrimp linguine with garlicvermouthbutter.
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Butter + Garlic+ Shrimp...but how to make a unique and wonderful butter sauce for pasta? My mind kept wandering to the legendary Chef Alfredo tossing fettuccini with copious amounts of butter and cheese gently endlessly over a heated plate with his golden forks, delivering the shimmering strands practically into the mouths of anxiously awaiting diners. But really who has that kind of equipment, golden forks, heated plates? Then I wondered if I could dare to write a recipe that instructed the eater to eat from a pan over the stove? I guarantee that each and every one of us has, at one time or another indulged in such private slurpy platelessness, however unless you have a truly generous size stove it could prove awkward during a dinner party. Then I remembered a dish called linguine e cartoccio, al dente pasta, just tossed with tomato, hot peppers, fresh seafood & a bit of pasta water till it just comes together, then wrapped in the shape of a ship in parchment paper and baked in the oven until the juices mingled and were absorbed, presented to each diner like a gift, opened table side, piping hot. And then I thought, I bet I can do this with butter, and garlic, and shrimp. <br /> <br /> <br />Now that all being said a note on the accompanying photos...they are not fabulous, I've no excuse except somehow it became Wednesday ...and there was a sleet storm which turned to "Thundersnow" here in Philly, and I chose to stop at the wine store over the fishmonger. I used small shrimp because they were what I had in the freezer, and I burned the breadcrumbs, but it was 9pm, and the cuisinart had already been cleaned. <br /> <br />I do not suggest using small shrimp in this recipe, they get tough from cooking that long, if that's your only option, don'te sautee them, toss the pasta in garlicvermouthbutter and then toss in raw shrimp before putting it all in the parchment packets. <br /> <br />Regardless of burnt breadcrumbs and kind tough shrimp, it was still pretty darn good.
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