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    Published: May 24, 2016 · Modified: Sep 2, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Spaghetti ai Gamberi ~ Spaghetti with Shrimp

    For this week, my theme is European cuisine and I picked Italian. When brainstorming for this week's blog menu, husband mentioned that the mom and pop run Italian restaurant in the neighbor used to serve great gamberi and he use to order it very often when ever he dined there with his colleagues. This restaurant closed few years ago as it was a family run business and the couple were really old. I did not know what gamberi was until I did a Google search.

    Plate of spaghetti ai gamberi.

    Spaghetti gamberi is spaghetti with shrimp. There are many recipes online and I found Food52 recipe the simplest of all, with easily available ingredients and uses less tomatoes just like we like.

    Spaghetti with Shrimp

    I tweaked the recipe a bit; marinated shrimp for few minutes, sauteed/grilled shrimp in a pan until cooked, then cooked fresh tomatoes in the same pan along with the shrimp and deglazed it with some cooking wine. It is finished off by tossing cooked spaghetti in shrimp tomato mixture. We liked the recipe and it was your meal thrice in the last 10 days.

    Spaghetti ai Gamberi served in a plate.

    Spaghetti ai Gamberi Recipe

    Source: Food52
    Total Time: 30 - 35 minutes
    Preparation: 10 - 15 minutes (time req. to peel and devein shrimp)
    Cooking: 20 - 25 minutes
    Serves: 1 ½ - 2 (depending on one’s appetite)

    Ingredients:

    • 1 - 1 ¼ lb Shrimp, 16-20 ct.
    • ¾ - 1 tsp. Paprika (adjust to taste)
    • ¾ tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
    • 8 oz Spaghetti (I used thin, no. 11 spaghetti)
    • 3 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil (can use Olive oil also. I tried with both the oils and could not notice much difference)
    • 3 - 4 Ripe Cherry Tomatoes, cut into 2 (I used Campari tomatoes cut into 4)
    • 2 large Garlic Cloves chopped
    • 1 ½ - 2 tbsp. White Wine (I used cooking white wine from Whole Foods)
    • 2 - 3 Sprigs of Basil, coarsely chopped or use as it is

    Preparation:

    • Peel and devein shrimp. Wash and rub paprika and salt into it. Keep it aside until ready to use.
    • Bring water to a boil in a pot to cook spaghetti. When water is boiling, add about 1 tablespoon of salt, spaghetti and cook until spaghetti is al dente or follow the instructions on the back of the box on how to cook spaghetti. On my stove, it took about 13 - 15 minutes.
    • Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain the spaghetti and reserve about ¾ cup of water in which it was cooked.
    • While the spaghetti is cooking, in a big saute pan, preferably a 12” pan, heat oil.
    • Add shrimp and saute until golden brown on one side. Turn the shrimp and cook on the other side. This will take about 3 minutes per side.
    • Add garlic, tomatoes and cook for another 4-5 minutes until tomatoes are soft and mushy. Keep crushing the tomatoes with the back of the spoon.
    • Add white wine and let the wine evaporate completely. Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning.
    • Add cooked spaghetti, some of the reserved water in which spaghetti was cooked and carefully toss, taking care not to break the spaghetti. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
    • Sprinkle chopped basil and serve immediately.

    Note:

    • Start cooking the shrimp once spaghetti is added to boiling water. By the time the spaghetti is cooked, shrimp and tomato mixture will also be ready. I would recommend planning it in such a way that the shrimp tomato mixture is ready before spaghetti is al dente.

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    1. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      June 04, 2016 at 11:46 pm

      You really liked this dish! Looks very colorful.

      Reply
    2. Pavani says

      June 03, 2016 at 5:28 pm

      Lovely clicks Usha. If you made it 3 times in 10 days, it must have tasted really good.

      Reply
    3. Sowmya:) says

      June 02, 2016 at 4:23 am

      I know it must be getting quite repetitive for you but what amazing pictures.....droolworthy!

      Reply
    4. sapana behl says

      May 30, 2016 at 10:25 am

      Picture perfect looking spaghetti.

      Reply
    5. Priya Suresh says

      May 27, 2016 at 2:44 pm

      Your plate is calling me Usha, wat an irresistible spaghetti dish, my kids will definitely love this dish.

      Reply
    6. sushma says

      May 26, 2016 at 5:22 pm

      Looks delicious Usha

      Reply
    7. Gayathri Kumar says

      May 26, 2016 at 1:39 am

      Looks awesome Usha. As usual amazing snaps..

      Reply
    8. Varada says

      May 26, 2016 at 12:06 am

      Nice pictures! The tomato and garlic must add a lot of flavor

      Reply
    9. Vaishali Sabnani says

      May 25, 2016 at 4:49 am

      Real live clicks, anyone would be tempted to grab some.

      Reply
    10. Srivalli says

      May 25, 2016 at 2:53 am

      Pictures are so well clicked and looks classic!

      Reply
    11. Jayashree says

      May 25, 2016 at 1:53 am

      Beautiful clicks.

      Reply

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