Creole Shrimp and Pasta Meuniere

This recipe is one of my favorites, because the taste of the shrimp doesn't get lost in the sauce. The sauce has just a hint of a kick, and really enhances the shrimp. Just wonderful...enjoy!!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 748 Calories

Ingredients

• 7 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 (8 ounce) packages angel hair pasta
• hot pepper sauce, to taste
• jalapeno pepper sauce, to taste
• ½ teaspoon fines herbs
• 1 ¼ pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until done. Drain.

Step 2

Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over very low heat. Add Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauces to taste; mix well. Stir in lemon juice, herb mix, bay leaf, and thyme. Keep warm, but do not simmer.

Step 3

Heat oil in large skillet. Saute shrimp in oil for 3 to 4 minutes, or just until shrimp turn pink. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon liquid from skillet. Remove and discard bay leaf. Add butter sauce, and stir well. Stir in parsley. Serve over angel hair pasta.