Ingredients

  • 5 medium garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 medium garlic cloves, mashed
  • 1 pound of shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into three pieces
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salt
  • 1 pound of pasta, we recommend a tubular pasta like mezzi rigatoni
  • 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons of all-purpose unbleached flour
  • 1/2 cup of dry vermouth (or white wine)
  • 3/4 cup of clam juice
  • 1/2 cup of chopped parsley
  • 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  • Ground black pepper

Ready In 45 Minutes

Servings: 4

Cooking Instructions

Step 1

  • Clean & peel shrimp (if frozen, place in a colander and run under cold water for a few minutes).
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Step 2

  • Cut into one inch pieces.

Step 3

  • In a medium sized bowl; combine 2 minced cloves of garlic, 1 Tbl olive oil, a few pinches salt & the shrimp. Allow to marinate at room temperature.
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Step 4

  • Heat large skillet to medium heat, add 2 Tbl olive oil and 4 smashed cloves of garlic, allow these to cook for about 5 minutes, until lightly browned on each side. Discard garlic, but retain the oil and remove skillet from heat.
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  • Length: 5 minutes

Step 5

  • Boil pasta water in a large dutch oven. When boiling add a teaspoon of salt and the pasta. Cook until al dente.
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Step 6

  • With pasta cooking, return skillet to medium heat.
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Step 7

  • Add shrimp mixture and allow to cook for about 4 minutes, until shrimp pieces have just turned pink.
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  • Length: 4 minutes

Step 8

  • Remove shrimp & set aside, retain the oil in the skillet.
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Step 9

  • Add remaining 3 cloves of minced garlic with red pepper flakes, cook for 1 minute.
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  • Length: 1 minutes

Step 10

  • Add flour while continuing to stir and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the vermouth and cook for 1 minute.
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  • Length: 2 minutes

Step 11

  • Add clam juice & parsley, cook for 2 minutes.
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  • Length: 2 minutes

Step 12

  • Remove skillet from heat, whisk in butter & lemon juice.
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Step 13

  • Combine pasta, shrimp & sauce in the dutch oven. Season with black pepper and serve.
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