Pasta with shrimp in cream sauce

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make pasta with shrimp in cream sauce? Very simple! First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. You can take any pasta, long (spaghetti, fettuccini) or short (bows, penne, horns, etc.). I have penne.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour boiling water over the shrimp and leave for 25-30 minutes. Shrimps are usually sold already boiled and frozen. It's easy enough to defrost them, but you don't need to boil them specially.

3. Step 3:

   

   Then peel the shrimp from the head and shell. If the shrimp are very large, you can cut them in half. You can take any shrimp: ordinary, royal or even larger - Argentine. Both purified and uncleaned. The net weight of peeled shrimps should be at least 200 g. Therefore, if you take unpeeled frozen shrimps with your head, then you need to take them about 1.5-2 times more.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash cherry tomatoes, dry and cut into quarters. I used cherry tomatoes, but you can also take the usual strong juicy tomatoes. Soft fruits do not keep their shape well, in the process of slicing and cooking they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

5. Step 5:

   

   Boil the pasta in a large amount of salted boiling water until al dente (one minute less than indicated on the package).

6. Step 6:

   

   While the pasta is cooking, quickly prepare the sauce. You can take cream of any fat content, but the fatter the cream, the tastier the sauce will be. I have cream with a fat content of 33%. Take any cheese. Parmesan and mozzarella are ideal, but you can also use ordinary cheese like Russian or Gouda, as long as it melts well and is delicious.

7. Step 7:

   

   Grate the cheese on a fine grater.

9. Step 8:

   

   In a bowl, combine the egg, cream, grated cheese, garlic and salt passed through the press.

10. Step 9:

    

    Beat everything with a mixer until smooth. The sauce is ready.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the finished pasta in a colander and let the water drain. Then return the pasta to the pan in which they were cooked.

12. Step 11:

    

    Pour the cream sauce into the pasta and mix quickly. The cheese in the sauce will begin to melt and envelop all the pasta. If you want more sauce, you can increase its amount by 1.5-2 times.

13. Step 12:

    

    At the end, add the peeled shrimp and mix again.

14. Step 13:

    

    Arrange the hot pasta with shrimp on plates. Spread the tomato slices on top.

15. Step 14:

    

    Sprinkle the dish with herbs and serve immediately. Bon appetit!