Capellini Wth Shrimp And Creamy Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 large garlic cloves, pressed in garlic press
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup sweet vermouth (red)
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes, drained
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 lb capellini or 1/2 lb angel hair pasta

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook shrimp and garlic with oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, turning once, until golden, about 2 minutes total.
• 2 stir in vermouth and tomatoes, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet.
• 3 add cream and briskly simmer until sauce has thickened slightly, about 1 minute. stir in lemon juice.
• 4 meanwhile, cook capellini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• 5 reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta.
• 6 serve pasta immediately, topped iwth shrimp and sauce. thin with some of the reserved water if necessary.