Garlic & Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

• •9 medium garlic cloves
• •1 pound shrimp
• •3 tablespoons olive oil
• •salt
• •1 pound pasta
• •½ teaspoon pepper flakes
• •2 tablespoons unbleached flour
• •½ cup vermouth
• •¾ cup clam juice
• •½ cup parsley
• •3 tablespoons butter
• •1 teaspoon lemon juice
• •1 lemon
• •ground pepper

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Clean & peel shrimp (if frozen, place in a colander and run under cold water for a few minutes).
2. 2Cut into one inch pieces.
3. 3In a medium sized bowl; combine 2 minced cloves of garlic, 1 Tbl olive oil, a few pinches salt & the shrimp. Allow to marinate at room temperature.
4. 4Heat large skillet to medium heat, add 2 Tbl olive oil and 4 smashed cloves of garlic, allow these to cook for about 5 minutes, until lightly browned on each side. Discard garlic, but retain the oil and remove skillet from heat.
5. 5Boil pasta water in a large dutch oven. When boiling add a teaspoon of salt and the pasta. Cook until al dente.
6. 6With pasta cooking, return skillet to medium heat.
7. 7Add shrimp mixture and allow to cook for about 4 minutes, until shrimp pieces have just turned pink.
8. 8Remove shrimp & set aside, retain the oil in the skillet.
9. 9Add remaining 3 cloves of minced garlic with red pepper flakes, cook for 1 minute.
10. 10Add flour while continuing to stir and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the vermouth and cook for 1 minute.
11. 11Add clam juice & parsley, cook for 2 minutes.
12. 12Remove skillet from heat, whisk in butter & lemon juice.
13. 13Combine pasta, shrimp & sauce in the dutch oven. Season with black pepper and serve.