Featuring succulent shrimp tossed with linguine and a spicy red sauce, Shrimp Fra Diavolo is a delicious recipe next time you're craving pasta!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: fra diavolo, pasta, shrimp, spicy
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 611kcal
Author: David
Ingredients
For the Sauce
3Tbspolive oil
1½tspcrushed red pepper flakes
1medium yellow oniondiced
4oz.pancettadiced
2½tspminced garlic
½cuptomato paste
228-ounce cans San Marzano tomatoes, whole
For the Pasta
16oz.linguine
3Tbspunsalted butterdivided
⅓cupPanko bread crumbs
¼cupchopped Italian parsleydivided
1tspkosher saltdivided
½tspblack pepperdivided
16oz.large16-20 count shrimp, peeled and deveined
2Tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1large red onionthinly sliced
1Tbspminced garlic
⅔cupdry white winesuch as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio
fresh basil leaveschopped
Instructions
For the Sauce
Using a large saucepan, add olive oil and place over medium heat.
Once hot, add the red pepper flakes, diced onions and pancetta; sauté, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Add minced garlic and tomato paste; stir until well combined. Continue sautéing for 3-4 minutes.
Place canned tomatoes in a large ziptop bag and crush with your hands. (Tip: the ziptop bag is to prevent tomato juice from going everywhere!)
Transfer tomatoes into saucepan; stir and bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes.
For the Pasta
Fill a large pot with salted water and cook linguine according to package directions. Drain cooked pasta, but reserve ~1 cup of pasta water.
Using a large skillet, add 1 Tbsp of butter and place over medium heat. Once butter has melted, add the Panko bread crumbs. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes, or until bread crumbs have turned golden brown in color.
Transfer bread crumbs into a small bowl. Add 2 Tbsp of chopped parsley, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper; stir until well combined. Set mixture aside.
Pat shrimp dry with a paper towel and sprinkle remaining ½ tsp of salt and ¼ tsp of black pepper on top; set shrimp aside.
Add the olive oil and remaining 2 Tbsp of butter to the large skillet and place over medium heat. Add sliced onions and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 minutes, or until onions have softened.
Add garlic to the skillet, stir and sauté for 1 more minute.
Add shrimp to the skillet in one layer and sauté for 1 minute per side. Add wine and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add Sauce (from above) and remaining 2 Tbsp of Italian parsley; stir until well combined. Heat over medium heat until simmering.
Add cooked pasta, stir and continue simmering for 1-2 minutes.
Add several tablespoons of the reserved pasta water (as needed) and stir.
Transfer into serving bowls, garnish with the toasted Panko mixture (from above) and fresh basil leaves and serve hot.