Fettuccine with Shrimp in Cream Sauce

A taste of sunny Italy that won't leave pasta lovers indifferent! I adore pasta — and combined with cream and shrimp, it's simply divine!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 39 % 11 g
Fats 25 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 36 % 10 g
164 kcal
GI: 80 / 0 / 20

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Boil the water and cook the pasta until tender. Peel the shrimp, season them with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Now dredge the shrimp thoroughly in flour.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Next, melt the olive oil and butter in a skillet, lay in a layer of shrimp, and fry them over high heat until golden.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    This takes about 3 minutes per side.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Now transfer the shrimp to a plate.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Pour the broth into the same skillet and let it boil for about 5 minutes — you want the little browned bits of shrimp stuck to the bottom to loosen. You can help them along with a spatula.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Stirring, add the cream to the broth. The cream should thicken into the broth — that takes about 5 minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Then add seasonings to taste.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Add the pasta and shrimp to the sauce. Our dish is ready!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Canned shrimp - 81  kcal/100g
  • Boiled shrimp - 95  kcal/100g
  • Shrimps peeled frozen - 60  kcal/100g
  • Fresh shrimp - 97  kcal/100g
  • Buttermilk - 36  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 20% fat content - 300  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 10% fat content - 120  kcal/100g
  • Cream - 300  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Pepper - 26  kcal/100g
  • Broth - 15  kcal/100g
  • Fettuccine - 280  kcal/100g

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