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Bibi Hutchings

What's for dinner? Shrimp and spaghetti

Pasta and Prawns Getty Images/Iulian Mihailescu / 500px
I recently shared my recipe for pickled shrimp and told you about the time I spent in Bayou La Batre (aka "The Seafood Capital of Alabama") and the wonderful people I met there in the '90s. This recipe for shrimp and spaghetti is based on another dish I was introduced to during that same moment in time.

Shrimp and spaghetti is a dinner party staple in my southern kitchen, especially around this time of year. The sauce in my spin of this comfort classic has a freshness that is welcome after the heavier comfort foods of winter, to which the shrimp provides the perfect complement.

I wasn't ever given a hand-written recipe for shrimp and spaghetti. I was told how to make it in great detail, and I later wrote down what I remembered. While I had a better memory back then and probably penned the instructions pretty well, I wasn't given exact amounts for any of the ingredients. 

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