Ingredients
- 8 oz spaghetti
- 1 lbs raw shrimp
- 1 tbsp salted butter
- 4-5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster (flavored) sauce
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup pasta water
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
steps
- Bring water to boil in a large pot, cook spaghetti noodles accordingly to package instructions.
- While noodles cook, heat a large skillet with cooking oil under medium heat. Pat dry defrosted shrimp and sear shrimp for a few minutes on each side until shrimp is fully cooked (turn pink/orange, and curls). Avoid overlapping shrimp when searing cook in two batches if needed. When shrimp is cooked, remove shrimp promptly from skillet.
- Add butter to skillet, followed by minced garlic, fish sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, and sesame oil. Stir to combine.
- Add 1/4 cup of pasta water to garlic sauce. Stir to combine. Remove skillet from heat.
- Drain pasta and add pasta to sauce. Toss pasta in sauce.
- Add shrimp, and toss pasta and shrimp in sauce.
- Garnish with green onions. Serve and enjoy!
Nutritions
Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 1270mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg