Spaghetti with Shrimp and Capers
An instant favorite! Enjoy this Spaghetti with Shrimp and Capers recipe with a glass of the fine white wine used to cook the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound of thin spaghetti
- 1 1/2 pounds of large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 tablespoons of capers, well rinsed
- 3 cans of 14.5 oz diced tomatoes, drained
- 1/2 cup of fine quality olive oil
- 1/3 cup of white wine
- 1/2 cup of onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons of garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup of fresh basil leaves, torn
- 2 tablespoons of fresh Italian parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon of dried red pepper flakes
- salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Cook spaghetti in pot as instructed on box.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet sauté oil, onion, and garlic on medium-low heat until onion is translucent.
- Add shrimp to skillet and cook until meat turns opaque, approximately 5-7 minutes. Season with salt a black pepper.
- Then, raise heat to high and add white wine. Bring to boil.
- Stir diced tomatoes, capers, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 10-12 minutes. Taste and season as you see fit with salt and black pepper.
- Before serving, add fresh basil and parsley.
- Remove skillet from heat. Stir in spaghetti and serve the Spaghetti with Shimp and Capers.
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Um…the above recipe calls for “fine olive oil.” I’m familiar with “delicate,” “mild,” “fruity,” etc. I’m probably having a “Duh” moment but fill me in…Is “fine” olive oil any good quality olive oil?
Yes, by “fine” I meant quality. To eliminate confusion, I will adjust it to say “fine quality.” Thank you!
You’ll never be eliminate my “confusion,” I was born with it. ;o) Seriously, I asked because olive oil has a lot of different flavors that do affect what you’re cooking or mixing.
What brand of fine olive oil would you recommend?
I Tried the pasta with shrimp and capers. I thought it was very good and easy to make. Love the idea of capers with the shrimp. Love capers in a lot of things. Next time around I am making the grilled chicken/lime wraps. Will be commenting soon. Thanks.
Olive oil is very tasty and has some nutty taste too.*;*
Olive oil is very tasty and it has very low saturated fats.:”
olive oil is a great additive on foods since it has low saturated fat.”*
we always use olive oil on our cooked foods because it has very low saturated fat’”‘
olive oil is very very tasty if you put it in fried foods and you can taste it raw too ..-