Mojo de Ajo Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

Servings

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

8 oz

Spaghetti

10 cloves

Garlic , finely chopped

1/3 cup

Salted Butter

1/4 cup

Olive Oil

1/2 tsp

Salt

1

Lime

plus extra for garnish

12

Large Shrimp

peeled, deveined, tail-on

1

Small Onion , diced

to taste

Salt

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

to taste

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

to taste

Fresh Parsley

to taste

Fresh Cilantro

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Cook the Spaghetti (8 oz) per the instructions on its box. Drain and set aside.

Step 2

Put Salted Butter (1/3 cup) , Garlic (10 cloves) , Olive Oil (1/4 cup) in a small saucepan. Place the pan over low heat. Stir frequently, scraping the bottom of the pan as you stir. Continue cooking the garlic over very low heat.

Step 3

As soon as the garlic starts to turn brown, turn off the heat.

Step 4

Add the Salt (1/2 tsp) , juice of one Lime (1) to the garlic and oil mixture, then stir to combine. Set aside.

Step 5

Place a separate shallow frying pan on your stove-top over medium-high heat. Pour 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil in this frying pan, then pan-fry the Large Shrimp (12) in batches. Set the shrimp aside when fully cooked.

Step 6

In the same pot that you cooked your pasta with, heat up about 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil over medium heat. Saute the Onion (1) .

Step 7

When the onions turn translucent, turn off the heat. Add the pasta and all of the mojo the ajo, which is the oil and the garlic. Toss well using a pair of tongs.

Step 8

Transfer to serving plates. Top with more lime juice, Salt (to taste) , Ground Black Pepper (to taste) , and Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (to taste) . Arrange the shrimp on the pasta.

Step 9

Garnish with Fresh Parsley (to taste) or Fresh Cilantro (to taste) or both. Serve and enjoy!