Shrimp Fettuccine in Tomato Cream
Ribbons of pasta coated in a blush-pink sauce with pink shrimp curled through it, torn basil on top.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 35 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.45
Ingredients
- 12 oz fettuccine
- 1 lb frozen raw shrimp
- 28 oz canned whole peeled tomatoes
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 oz fresh basil
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Method
Thaw the shrimp under cold running water, then pat them dry so they sear instead of steaming.
Heat the oil in a wide skillet over medium-high. Cook the shrimp in one layer for about 90 seconds a side, until just pink and opaque, then move them to a plate. They will finish in the sauce.
Lower the heat, add the butter and sliced garlic with the red pepper flakes, and cook 30 seconds.
Crush the whole tomatoes in your hand as you add them, juice and all, with the salt. Simmer 12 to 15 minutes until it thickens and darkens.
Meanwhile boil the fettuccine until just short of tender and save a cup of the water before draining.
Stir the cream into the sauce, return the shrimp with their juices, then add the pasta and the parmesan, loosening with pasta water until it coats. Finish with torn basil.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £36.44 | £9.11 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Canada | $112.68 | $28.17 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| United States | $41.80 | $10.45 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Australia | $75.20 | $18.80 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $84.78 | $21.20 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٦٧٢٫٦٠ ج.م. | ٤١٨٫١٥ ج.م. | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Germany | 64,03 € | 16,01 € | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Austria | € 46,05 | € 11,51 | 9 of 11 ingredients |
| Spain | 25,96 € | 6,49 € | 8 of 11 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,090.41 | $272.60 | 8 of 11 ingredients |
| Greece | 28,33 €* | 7,08 € | 7 of 11 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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