One-Pot Spanish-Style Shrimp and Chorizo Pasta

By Kay Chun

Updated September 10, 2018

  • Linda Xiao for The New York Times
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30 minutes
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Fideos are very thin noodles that are traditionally cooked right in the sauce, allowing them to soak up maximum flavor. Both angel hair pasta and capellini are great substitutes if you don’t have access to Spanish fideos. To create a nutty, smoky layer, the noodles are first toasted with olive oil and chorizo. A good-quality bottled clam juice is important here, since it creates the briny broth that accentuates the shrimp and enhances the overall seafood flavor; the Bar Harbour brand has a very clean and naturally briny clam flavor.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling

  • ½ cup finely chopped onion

  • 8 ounces fideos, angel hair pasta or capellini, broken into 3-inch pieces

  • Kosher salt and black pepper

  • 3 garlic cloves, minced

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 4 ounces Spanish chorizo, casing removed and sliced ½-inch thick

  • 1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, quartered and sliced into thin wedges

  • 2 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice

  • 1 pound large shrimp, cleaned

  • ½ cup frozen peas

  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • ¼ cup chopped parsley

  • Lemon wedges, for serving

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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 to 6 servings)

37 grams carbs; 138 milligrams cholesterol; 421 calories; 9 grams monosaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 16 grams fat; 4 grams fiber; 896 milligrams sodium; 32 grams protein; 4 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and pasta, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until pasta starts to turn golden, about 5 minutes (pasta will break up a bit during stirring).

  2. Step 2

    Lower heat and add garlic, tomato paste and chorizo, and cook until tomato paste is lightly caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes. Add fennel, clam juice and 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over moderate heat until pasta has softened and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Stir in shrimp, peas and Parmesan, cover and cook until shrimp is opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.

  4. Step 4

    Drizzle with oil and serve with lemon wedges.

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skyandstars

Cooking the pasta until it is golden gives it a toasted flavor that is unique and is important to the recipe. Usually I toast the pasta first, and then when golden, add the onion, which brings its moisture to the hot pan. It won't toast as well with the moisture of the onions.

SGS

Needed more broth. Will reduce oil next time as well and try putting in the pasta after the tomato paste has caramelized.

Keith 77

Really lovely dish! 1) Chorizo should be sliced thinner, 2) we used fettuccine as the pasta, 3) we used fresh peas instead of frozen (cook a little longer). This was incredible with good chorizo!

KWFrank

Great with Chicken ! Cooked chicken seasoned with salt and pepper on the BBQ and made this dish as a side omitting the shrimp ( using chicken broth)

Donna D.

This was excellent! I substituted clam juice for fish soup base and used soy chorizo. I'll definitely make this again.

Philly Joe

Followed the recipe for the most part. Pan fried the shrimp and some lobster in VOO and butter. Added them at the very end for about 5 minutes off the heat. Delicious!!

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