Shrimp Cream Sauce with Shaved Asparagus

This decadent, restaurant-worthy cream sauce with shaved asparagus is perfect for lobster or spinach ravioli, other pasta, etc.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 577 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup light cream
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 pound shrimp, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch thick asparagus, shaved using a vegetable peeler
• 1 cup grated Parmesan-Reggiano cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter and oil together in a pan over medium heat. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook and stir until mostly opaque, about 1 minute, then transfer shrimp to a bowl.

Step 2

Add shallots and garlic to the pan and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced by about 1/3, about 3 minutes more. Add shaved asparagus and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until slightly tender, about 2 minutes. Add cream and bring to a slow simmer, about 5 minutes. Add Parmesan-Reggiano cheese and return cooked shrimp to the pan. Cook until heated through, about 1 minute more.