Butter-Me-Up Scampi Bucatini

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Salt
  • 1 pound bucatini pasta
  • 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails off
  • 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
  • 2 lemons, 1 sliced and 1 juiced
  • 1 stick butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, loosely packed
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1/2 cup white wine or white vermouth

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat. Add the pasta and cook to just-shy of al dente. Remove and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.

Add the shrimp, the seafood seasoning and 1 sliced lemon to a medium bowl and toss to coat. Reserve.

Over low heat melt the butter in small pot, then stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes. Let cook and bubble gently for 10 minutes. Chop the parsley and set aside.

Heat large skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat Add the fennel seeds and the shrimp with the lemon slices. Cook until the shrimp are pink, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the white wine or vermouth and the juice of 1 lemon. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with parsley before serving.

Drain the pasta. Add the pasta, reserved cooking water and butter to a pasta bowl and toss until the liquids are absorbed by the pasta, about 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

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  • on January 27, 2013

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    The flavor was ok, but found it to be too salty. I will make it again but reduce the old bay.

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  • on March 01, 2012

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    My son said that this was the bomb! Everyone loved it

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  • on July 16, 2011

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    Delicious. The fennel seeds are what make it better than your average shrimp pasta dish. My husband loved it! And it was good for leftovers too. Yummo!

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