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🍝 Pasta with Shrimp and Orange Cream Sauce
860 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 unpeeled orange
- 5 tbsp lime juice
- 1 clove of garlic
- sugar
- 200 ml whipping cream
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 400 g spaghetti
- 16 large shrimp (kitchen-ready, peeled and deveined)
- olive oil
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- 0.5 bunch basil
- 1 tsp chili flakes
Instructions
- 1. Peel the orange and remove the white pith as well.
- 2. Separate the fruit segments from the membranes and chop them into small pieces.
- 3. Catch the released juice and squeeze the remaining orange parts to extract all the liquid.
- 4. Pour the orange juice and lime juice into a pot.
- 5. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- 6. Peel the garlic cloves and press them directly into the pot.
- 7. Stir one tablespoon of sugar into the mixture.
- 8. Let the sauce simmer briefly.
- 9. Pour in the cream.
- 10. Simmer everything over medium heat for five to seven minutes.
- 11. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- 12. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente (firm to the bite).
- 13. Rinse the shrimp under running water.
- 14. Pat the shrimp dry with a kitchen towel.
- 15. Heat oil in a frying pan.
- 16. Sear the shrimp over high heat.
- 17. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
- 18. Remove the shrimp from the heat and set them aside.
- 19. Heat a separate frying pan without any fat.
- 20. Toast the pine nuts until golden brown.
- 21. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set them aside.
- 22. Rinse the basil briefly with cold water.
- 23. Shake the basil dry.
- 24. Cut the basil leaves into fine, long strips.
- 25. Drain the pasta.
- 26. Mix the pasta with the orange pieces, basil, and sauce.
- 27. Taste the pasta one last time and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- 28. Plate the pasta.
- 29. Distribute the shrimp over the pasta.
- 30. Sprinkle the finished pasta with chili flakes.
- 31. Serve the dish immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 860
- Protein: 54 g · Fett/Fat: 33 g · Carbs: 84 g