Linguine nutrition and facts

Linguine is a pasta alike to fettuccine and trenette but elliptical in section than flat. It is 4 millimeters (0.16 inch) in width i.e. wider than spaghetti but not as wide as fettuccine. The term linguine refers little tongues in Italian and plural of feminine linguina. Linguine is also known as bavette or trenette. Linguettine is a thinner version of linguine.

Linguine is the well-known and popular types of long dried pasta. It is usually made from durum wheat, semolina and water. It is originated from Genova in Liguria where most popular sauces for this pasta type are either seafood or pesto.

Origins

Linguine is originated in Genoa and the Liguria region of Italy. Trenette al pesto and Linguine alle vongole are the popular uses of this pasta type. Linguine is served with pesto or seafood. Typically linguine is accessible in both white flour and whole wheat versions.

Linguine with Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil
• ¾ pound linguine
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic (4 cloves)
• 2 ½ tablespoons good olive oil
• ¼ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound large shrimp (about 16 shrimp), peeled and deveined
• ½ lemon, zest grated
• ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• ¼ lemon, thinly sliced in half-rounds

Instructions:

1. Boil salted water in a large pot and drizzle some oil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt and linguine and cook for about 7 to 10 minutes or according to the instructions on package.
2. Meantime, melt butter and olive oil in another pan. Keep it in medium to low heat. Saute for one minute after adding garlic. Then add shrimp, pepper and 1 ½ teaspoons of salt and sauté till the shrimp turns pink (about 5 minutes). Turn off the heat and add parsley, lemon slices, lemon juice, lemon zest and red pepper flakes. Combine.
3. If the pasta is ready, drain cooked linguine and put it in the pot. Toss by adding shrimp and sauce. Then serve.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguine

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/linguine-with-shrimp-scampi-recipe3-1916619

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguine

https://ifood.tv/italian/linguine/about

 

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