Bring water to a boil with a tablespoon of oil and a pinch of salt.
Cook the spaghetti in the water from step 1 for 7 to 10 minutes or until it is al dente.
Once the pasta is cooked, drain and set aside.
Finely chop the onion and tomato and set aside.
Clean the shrimp. To clean them, remove the head and shell, make a shallow cut on the top or back of the shrimp, remove the intestine, and wash. Store the heads and shells along with the shrimp in the refrigerator until use.
To prepare the tomato sauce, preheat a pan with a drizzle of oil.
Once the oil is hot, add the onion and sauté until it becomes translucent.
Add the tomato to the sautéed onion and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the heads and shells of the shrimp to the tomato sauce; if the mixture is too dry, add a little water.
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste and let it cook for 5 more minutes. Set aside.
In another pan with a tablespoon of hot oil, add the shrimp.
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper to taste and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the whiskey to the pan and stir vigorously to flambé the shrimp.
Let cook for 3 more minutes or until the shrimp are well cooked. Set aside.
Serve a generous amount of pasta on a plate, place the tomato sauce on top, and then the shrimp.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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