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One-Pan Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

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From Albert Bevia:

TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: Once again this is a one-pan pasta dish. Meaning the pasta gets cooked in the same pan as the rest of the ingredients. It took me a total of 13 minutes to cook the pasta al dente (I used thick penne). If the pasta you´re using cooks faster, just add in a bit less broth into the pan.

To see Albert making this recipe go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6jQQtJrlIo&t=392s

One-Pan Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 45 ml
  • 16 raw jumbo shrimp peeled & deveined
  • 2 shallots
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp dried thyme .90 grams
  • 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth 830 ml
  • 2 1/4 cups penne pasta 8 oz / 225 grams
  • 1 lemon
  • handful finely chopped fresh parsley
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  2. Meanwhile, thinly slice 2 shallots, roughly chop 6 cloves of garlic and pat dry 16 raw jumbo shrimp (peeled & deveined) with paper towels, then season with sea salt & black pepper just on one side
  3. After heating the olive oil for a couple of minutes, add in the shrimp, all in a single layer, cook for 60 seconds per side, then remove from the pan and set aside covered with foil paper
  4. Using the same pan with the same heat, add in the sliced shallots and chopped garlic, mix with the olive oil, after 2 minutes add in 1 tsp dried thyme and season with sea salt and a generous portion of black pepper, mix together, then add in 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth, turn up the heat to a high heat
  5. Once the broth comes to a boil, add in 2 1/4 cups penne pasta, mix together and cook for 8 to 9 minutes, then place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat, simmer until the pasta is cooked al dente, about 2 to 4 minutes
  6. Once the pasta is cooked al dente, remove the lid and add the reserved shrimp into the pan, place the lid again and turn off the heat, let it sit for 1 minute, at this point there will still be some broth left in the pan, which should have slightly thickened thanks to the starch in the pasta, this will ensure the pasta dish does not go dry and gives a beautiful little sauce at the bottom of the pan
  7. After 1 minute and the shrimp are heated through, remove the lid, finely grate in the zest of 1/2 a lemon (making sure to avoid the white pith) and sprinkle with a generous portion of finely chopped fresh parsley, serve at once, enjoy!

Med Diet Linked With Better Sleep

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Med Diet Linked With Better Sleep

A new study from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) followed a group of 503 students from the University of Sharjah for 5 months, and had them fill out standard questionnaires about diet and sleep patterns. They found that 2/3 of those that reported good sleep patterns also adhered to the Mediterranean diet. More research needs to be done because there are many factors that affect sleep patterns, but they did feel the Med Diet improved the chances of better sleep.

Poor sleep is partly caused by increased inflammation brought on by cytokines. The Med Diet, including its large intake of extra virgin olive oil, is largely anti-inflammatory – which is why it is believed to improve sleep. The Med DIet is also rich in fruits and vegetables containing melatonin, the hormone that is known to improve sleep quality. In addition, they found that those with the sleep pattern of waking early and going to bed early had better sleep quality. This happily agrees with Benjamin Franklin’s aphorism, ‘Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”