I made Gordon Ramsay's easy 10-minute pasta and it's the perfect summer dinner when you're feeling lazy

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 13:30

Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute shrimp scampi is the perfect quick summer pasta dish.
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I tried Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi and angel hair pasta recipe.
The dish features shrimp, cherry tomatoes, lemon, and white wine — perfect summer flavors.
The cooking time was shorter than my skincare routine, but the flavors were complex and delicious.

Gordon Ramsay may have multiple Michelin stars, but he still loves whipping up simple dishes that require little time in the kitchen.

And Ramsay's quick pasta recipes haven't let me down yet. His 15-minute Bolognese has become one of my family's favorite dishes, and we also loved his 10-minute turkey and leek pasta — which Ramsay makes for his kids every week.

So, when I learned he had a 10-minute summer pasta recipe, I knew I had to try it.

This 10-minute scampi pasta by the "MasterChef" star looks perfect for summer.

gordon ramsay on the kelly clarkson show in november 2021 — Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi pasta is featured in his "Ramsay in 10" cookbook.
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Ramsay's shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta is featured in his cookbook "Ramsay in 10," which is full of recipes that can be made in 10 minutes.

When temperatures spike in the summertime, I never want to stand over a hot stove for too long. So a 10-minute pasta with some refreshing shrimp sounded like the perfect dish.

Ramsay's 10-minute pasta includes shrimp, cherry tomatoes, and a handful of basil.

Ingredients for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — Ramsay's pasta also featured white wine, shallots, and lemon.
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To make Ramsay's shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta for two, you'll need:

8 ounces angel hair pasta
5 ½ ounces raw shrimp
2 banana shallots
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons small capers
1 lemon (zest and juice)
1 cup cherry tomatoes
¼ cup white wine
¼ cup vegetable or fish stock
Large handful of basil leaves
Pinch of chili flakes
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Ramsay says you can use any very fine pasta for this dish, including vermicelli, tagliolini, or spaghettini.

I should also note that I couldn't find banana shallots at my local supermarket. Since they're a bit larger than the regular variety, I just added an extra shallot while testing this recipe.

To get started, I brought a pot of water to boil for the pasta.

Boiling water for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — Never forget to salt your pasta water!
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I made sure to season the water with salt.

I also got my prep out of the way.

Grating lemon zest for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — My lemon zest.
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As a novice chef, I'm still not very quick when it comes to chopping ingredients. So I opted to prepare everything before I started cooking.

Per Ramsay's instructions, I halved my cherry tomatoes, zested a lemon, minced my garlic, and peeled and sliced the shallots.

Don't throw away the rest of your lemon — you'll need its juice later on!

I also tried Ramsay's trick for chopping the basil.

Chopping garlic and basil for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — I chopped the basil and minced the garlic before cooking.
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"To chop the basil quickly, gather the small leaves and roll them up in the biggest leaf, like a cigar, then chop with a large knife," Ramsay writes in his cookbook.

It was time to get cooking, so I placed my nonstick pan over medium heat.

Heating olive oil for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — I waited for my olive oil to heat up.
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I added one tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and let it heat up.

Then, I added the shallots and garlic.

Adding onions and garlic to pan for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — I let the shallots and garlic cook together for two minutes.
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I threw in the shallots first, seasoning them with salt and pepper.

After I added the garlic, I seasoned everything with a pinch of chili flakes and let the garlic and shallots cook together for two minutes.

Once the two minutes were up, I added the cherry tomatoes to the pan.

Adding tomatoes to pan for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — Ramsay says the tomatoes should cook for 30 seconds.
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I let the tomatoes cook for 30 seconds.

Then, I deglazed the pan with white wine.

Adding white wine to pan for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — I allowed the wine to bubble for 30 seconds.
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Ramsay says you should allow the wine to bubble for 30 seconds.

Once those 30 seconds were up, I added the vegetable stock.

Making Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — Ramsay says the vegetable stock should reduce for 1-2 minutes.
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I let the vegetable stock reduce in the pan for two minutes.

While the sauce was reducing, I prepped my shrimp.

Prepping shrimp for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — I seasoned my peeled shrimp with salt and pepper.
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I peeled the shrimp and seasoned them with salt and pepper.

Then, I added my capers and chopped basil to the sauce.

Adding basil to pan for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — My sauce looked so bright and colorful.
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Per Ramsay's instructions, I removed the pan from the heat.

To cook the shrimp, I placed a second nonstick frying pan over high heat and added a drizzle of olive oil.

Cooking shrimp for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — It took about a minute for my shrimp to turn golden brown.
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Ramsay says the shrimp should cook for about 30 seconds, until they turn golden brown. Keep an eye on the color — it took my shrimp about a minute.

I also threw my angel hair pasta into the pot of boiling water.

Cooking pasta for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — It took about three minutes for my angel hair pasta to cook.
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I cooked the pasta until it became al dente, which took about three minutes.

Once my shrimp had turned golden brown, I removed my second pan from the heat and flipped each shrimp.

This allows the shrimp to finish cooking in the residual heat.

I drizzled some olive oil and sprinkled lemon zest over the shrimp, then added them to my pan with the sauce.

Adding shrimp to mixture for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — My shrimp and sauce together.
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Ramsay says you should then return the pan to the heat to warm everything up.

Once my pasta was ready, I drained it and returned it to the pan where I had cooked the shrimp.

Adding pasta to pan for Gordon Ramsay's 10-minute scampi — I added a drizzle of olive oil to the cooked angel hair pasta.
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I added a drizzle of olive oil to the pasta and tossed it to combine.

Then, I added the pasta back to the pan of sauce.

I topped my finished pasta with Parmesan cheese, a squeeze of lemon juice, and some lemon zest.

The pasta smelled amazing, and I loved the bright pops of color — it looked like the perfect dinner for summer.

Ramsay's 10-minute pasta tasted delicious, and I couldn't believe it had only taken 10 minutes.

There was a lovely lightness to Ramsay's 10-minute scampi that I always look for in a great summer dish. Even though the overall cooking time was shorter than my nightly skincare routine, the flavors were still complex and interesting. It tasted like an elevated version of Martha Stewart's famous one-pot pasta dish.

I should note that I found the angel hair was a bit sticky and hard to mix, which means I probably overcooked it a little — so be really careful when you're boiling your thin pasta. And next time, I'll add more chili flakes and tomatoes; they were my favorite part of the dish, and I loved their blistered texture.

I'll definitely whip up Ramsay's 10-minute scampi again when I need something quick but delicious on a busy summer weeknight.

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