Creamy lemon garlic shrimp pasta

Ingredients

• 500 g/1lb tagliatelle (or pasta of your choice)
• 3 tbsp butter
• 500 g/1lb shrimp/prawns (deveined and shelled)
• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1 cup/250ml cream
• 2-3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• handful fresh parsley (finely chopped)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking water.

2. 2

   In the meantime, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet/frying pan and cook the prawns in batches until golden brown and opaque. Season the prawns to taste.

3. 3

   Remove from the pan and set aside.

4. 4

   Add the remaining butter and garlic and cook for a few seconds, until the garlic is fragrant then pour in the cream, lemon juice (start with 2 tablespoons and add more if you wish), parsley and season to taste.

5. 5

   Allow to simmer over gentle heat until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Add the shrimp back in and adjust seasoning.

6. 6

   Add the pasta and a little of the cooking water and toss until the pasta is coated in the sauce.

7. 7

   Serve with lemon wedges and chopped parsley.