A creamy pasta with shrimp, lemon, garlic and tarragon.
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword pasta, seafood, shrimp, tarragon, valentines day
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4Servings
Ingredients
Ingredients:
1pounddried linguine
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
1teaspoonoil
3clovesgarlicminced
1/2cupthinly sliced shallots
1pound51-60 ct shrimp peeled and deveined
2tablespoonslemon juice
1/4cupdry white wine
1/2cupheavy cream
1teaspoonlemon zest
1tablespoondried tarragon
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to boil and boil pasta according to package directions. Drain.
While pasta is cooking, heat butter and olive oil together in a large skillet over medium heat just until butter melts. Add in garlic and shallots. Cook until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add in shrimp and cook 2 - 3 minutes or just until they start to turn pink. Pour in lemon juice and wine. Scrape up any bits that have stuck to the bottom of the pan.
Reduce heat to medium low and slowly whisk in cream. Stir in lemon zest and tarragon.
Add cooked pasta to the shrimp sauce. Toss to coat. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Toss once more and serve.