Will this recipe work with other brands of potted shrimp?

Of course! You'll want 50g of potted shrimp - if your local fishmonger does a good one, even better! Or, if you can only get brown shrimp set in butter without spices, a pinch of nutmeg and a small pinch of mace added to the pan should help give your pasta that great potted shrimp flavour.

Is there a way I can make this pasta saucier?

I find using linguini there is enough butter in the potted shrimp to make enough sauce with a b it of the pasta cooking water, but if you want more just add a knob of butter to the pan with the potted shrimp.

Potted Shrimp Pasta | Rachel Phipps

Description

This 15-minute Potted Shrimp Pasta recipe uses a tub of potted shrimp as the ultimate dinner hack to make an elegant solo pasta in record time, amped up with fresh lemon and some seasonal veg!

Ingredients

Scale

90g linguini
sea salt
4 spears of asparagus
light oil or knob of unsalted butter
1 x 50g tub potted shrimp
fresh lemon juice and zest
freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water, as per the packets instructions.
When the pasta has about 5 minutes left, heat a medium to large, non-stick frying pan over a medium high heat. Snap the woody ends off the asparagus and cut into short lengths, setting the tips aside. Add a splash of oil or knob of butter to the pan and cook the asparagus until only just tender. Stir in the tips.
Remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the potted shrimp. You want the shrimp to warm through but not cook (or else they’ll go tough and dry) and for the butter to melt.
Using tongs or a pasta ladle, transfer the linguini to the pan: by using this method and not draining it you get a good amount of pasta water to make the sauce also added to the pan.
Season with a few good rasps of lemon zest, a good squeeze of the lemon juice, a little more salt and a good amount of black pepper. Swirl everything in the pan until the pasta is coated in a luscious, buttery sauce.
Check to see if you want to add any more lemon, salt or pepper, then serve immediately in a warm bowl.

Notes

If your potted shrimp does not come with enough butter to make a good sauce, feel free to add a little extra to the pan.