The Uptown Grocer gives us a recipe for a simple pasta dish that will make your sweetheart swoon at Valentine’s or any dinnertime!
Shrimp Piccata with Artichokes
Serves 4
Ingredients
One pound large shrimp (31-40 count)
7 T butter, divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 T capers
2 pieces of white bread, crusts removed. Butter generously and toast until golden and dried out until you can break apart into small crumbs. You can’t over butter it!!!!
1 T finely chopped flat leaf parsley
1/2 lb angel hair pasta
Salt
White pepper
Crushed red pepper (optional)
14 oz can quartered artichokes, rinsed and drained
Directions
Melt 3 T of butter in a sauté pan. Turn heat to medium and add garlic and crushed red pepper (if desired). Cook for 2 minutes or until garlic is soft, but not caramelized. Add shrimp and sauté for about 5 minutes or until shrimp are just cooked through. Remove shrimp from pan.
Add wine, lemon juice, and capers to pan. Turn heat up. Allow to reduce by about 25% (about 3-4 minutes on high heat). Whisk in 4 T of cold butter (cut in small chunks). Lower heat and add shrimp and artichokes to pan. Heat through. Toss with parsley and check seasonings. Serve over angel hair pasta. Top each serving with 1-2 T on buttered breadcrumbs. Enjoy!
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