C'est La Cuisine Feature: Scallop and Shrimp Pasta
Prep: 10 minutes Cook 15
While wanting to make scallops for the first time I decided to have them my favorite way to eat them, in a pasta. Add some shrimp and decide on a sauce and you are good to go.
Ingredients
5-6 scallops
2 tbls butter
Garlic powder to taste
5 or so pre-cooked shrimp
2 oz egg noodles
Italian herb seasoning to taste
Oregano to taste
Paprika to taste
1 tbls minced garlic
Salt to taste
2 tbls olive oil
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 onion diced
1/4 red pepper diced
1/4 green pepper diced
Dry white wine
Lemon juice to taste
Prep
Start a pot of water to boil
Add the egg noodles and cook 8 minutes
Meanwhile in a pan on medium heat, add the olive oil
Add the scallops and sear each side 2 minutes each until they are lightly browned
Remove from pan and set aside
Add the butter and melt it
Add the peppers and onion to soften it about 3-5 minutes
Add the minced garlic
Add a splash of lemon juice
Add a of splash of white wine and reduce
Add all seasonings and mix
Add the cream, shrimp and scallops and heat all the way through
Add to a plate with the noodles
Afterthoughts
This was an amazing dish. The scallops and shrimp cooked perfectly, the Italian cream sauce was the perfect pair with the seafood taste so that it wasn’t overly fishy and just a great meat pair. I highly recommend this easy dish that anyone can make and enjoy.