Japanese Shrimp Pasta with Nori Cream Sauce

Enjoy this creamy Japanese shrimp pasta recipe that flawlessly fuses garlic shrimp with a silky nori cream sauce highlighted with peppery watercress. This Japanese-style pasta (a.k.a. wafu pasta) comes from spaghetti, shrimp, nori, and cream and can be put together in about 15 minutes, making it a perfect weeknight meal.

INGREDIENTS

• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 200 grams spaghetti
• 200 grams shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 7 grams garlic (minced)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 grams nori (2 full sheets)
• 3/4 cup cream
• 25 grams watercress (chopped, with tips reserved)