Quick Shrimp Fra Diavolo
October 7, 2008 – 6:34 amLast night’s dinner was a cheater’s quick way to make shrimp fra diavolo – a spicy shrimp pasta. A homemade tomato sauce wouldn’t be much more effort. We tried out Garofalo organic whole wheat spaghetti (from Costco) with this meal, and it was quite good.
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Serves 4
Pasta:
1 pound spaghetti
2 tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil
Tomato Sauce
1 jar of your favorite tomato sauce (I used Barilla Mushroom and Garlic this time)
½ tsp red pepper flakes (more or less depending on your taste – this gives quite a kick)
Shrimp:
1 lb shrimp
1 tsp olive oil
Get a large pot of water boiling over high heat with the 2 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of olive oil. The salt will help flavor the pasta as it cooks, and the olive oil breaks the surface tension, preventing foam overs. When the water is rigorously boiling, add the pasta and turn the heat down to medium high. Let cook for 9 minutes or until al dente.
While the water is boiling, put the sauce and red pepper flakes into a large sauce pan and set over medium heat.
In a skillet, heat the 1 tsp of olive oil then add the shrimp and cook until pink and opaque, about 5 minutes.
Add the shrimp to the sauce and turn the heat to low.
Drain the pasta thoroughly and serve with the sauce.
