A combination of seafood and fresh cheeses are more and more diffused in today’s cuisine. Here we mix Italian flavors (spaghetti and burrata) and Asian flavors (saute shrimps and soy sauce). Easy to prepare, it can be the top dish of a romantic dinner, with the fun twist of the “burrata cutting”.
Best paired with sparkling white wines, at chill temperature and possibly in flutes.
Burrata is a fresh cheese coming from Italy. It is made of fresh mozzarella and cream.
For 2 people:
Cooking time: 15m
2 pcs of 125g burrata Ottima Cheese
10 big shrimps or 20 small ones without shells, deveined
200g Spaghetti
100g sliced fresh mushrooms
a pinch of parsley
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
4 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt, pepper
| Step 1 | Fry garlic in a pan with very hot olive oil, add the sliced mushrooms. Once the mushrooms are softened you can add shrimps. |
| Step 2 | Meanwhile, boil the spaghetti in a pot with plenty of boiling water and rock salt. |
| Step 3 | Sauté the shrimps in the pan together with mushrooms, parsley, and garlic, add soy sauce to help color the shrimps. |
| Step 4 | When the spaghetti are “al dente” (a minute or two before the suggested cooking time), drain the spaghetti and keep one cup of the cooking water. |
| Step 5 | Pour the spaghetti into the pan over high heat and, in two minutes in which we will continually stir the content of the pan, we will add a little cooking water until the spaghetti are well mixed with the sauce but not wet. |
| Step 6 | We serve and add, once at the table, a fresh "Ottima” burrata on the plate. The burrata will be sectioned, added of olive oil, salt and pepper and distributed on this delicate dish, completing it in an unusual way. |
