17 September, 2005
Shrimp Linguini
Posted in : Recipes, Seafood on by : SpiceGuy
Ingredients:
1 pound shrimp, shells-on
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
1 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 red bell peppers, coarsely chopped
One 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 cup fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
Salt, pepper and dried pepper flakes, to taste
Peel & de-vein shrimp, saving the shells, and set aside. Place shrimp shells in a skillet and add bay leaves, thyme and 1 cup water to make a stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain into bowl pressing shells to extract all liquid. Save liquid and discard shells.
Heat oil in skillet. Add bell peppers and saute until soft. Place peppers in blender. Add tomato sauce, parsley, salt, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, garlic and reserved liquid. Blend until smooth. Pour tomato sauce mixture into skillet; add green onions and shrimp. Cook until shrimp turns pink. Serve over linguini.
Serves 4.