shrimp carbonara
Love shrimp? Love carbonara? Combine the two with these amazing shrimp carbonara recipes that are perfect for a cozy dinner at home.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lb chicken cubes
- 4 tbsp minced garlic, divided
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 16 oz linguine
- 6 sliced diced bacon
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 chopped red bell pepper
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup white wine.
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp. Olive in a large pan.
- Sauté half the garlic and season with thyme, oregano, and basil.
- Stir in the chicken and cook on low for 10 minutes.
- Place the chicken on a platter and set aside.
- Using the same pan, heat 2 tbsp of Olive oil and sauté the remaining garlic for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the shrimp and cook on low for 6 minutes.
- Transfer the shrimp to the chicken.
- Cook the linguine in a pot of salted water for 12 minutes.
- Again, fry the bacon using the same pan until about 5 minutes.
- Drain the bacon on a paper towel and crumble. Set aside.
- Sauté the onion, bell pepper, and mushroom in the pan with the bacon fat for 5 minutes.
- Combine the heavy cream, milk, parmesan cheese, egg yolks, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Add the wine to the onion, pepper, and mushroom in the pan and bring to a boil.
- Cook on low for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the heavy cream mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Return the shrimp and chicken to the pan and coat with the sauce.
- Serve the shrimp with the pasta.