Shrimp Recipes

[andtckrtoo]

A favorite at our house - Mediterranean Shrimp and Pasta

Mediterranean Shrimp and Pasta

1/3 cup sun-dried tomato bits
1 ½ cups boils water
8 ounces penne pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 gloves garlic crushed
14 oz shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 ½ cup fresh spinach
¼ cup pitted kalamata olives
1 tbsp capers (optional)
1/3 cup feta cheese

Preparation:

1. Combine tomato bits and boiling water in a small bowl; let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain tomatoes in a sieve over a bowl and reserve ½ cup of the liquid.
2. Cook Penne according to instructions on box.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add shrimp and oregano, and sauté for 2 minutes. Pour in the reserves tomato liquid. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes or until the shrimp are opaque. Remove from heat and stir in spinach, olives, tomato bits and capers.
4. Toss with drained pasta and feta cheese.

[tangentgirl]

bmccasland, you've inspired me. I'm going to try this tonight.

My dad, who was born in your fine state, used to make gumbo when I was growing up. Always was my favorite food.

Equal parts olive oil (or butter) and flour, heavy skillet, medium heat, stir occasionally until golden brown. For your average large pot of soup, use 1/2 cup flour and oil.

Next is the holy trinity - equal parts onion, celery, bell pepper, chopped. About 1 onion, 3 stalks celery, and one bell pepper. Couple of cloves of minced garlic. Add to the roux, sweat down a bit.
4-6 quarts of chicken or vegie broth (or water) or combination thereof.
Salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste

Meat of choice, usually a combination of 2 or 3. And not beef - you don't find many cattle wandering around in the swamps or marshes of the Gulf Coast.

1 chicken - cut up and browned.
duck, cut up and browned
andouille sausage, cut into bite sized pieces
shrimp, peeled and deveined
crawfish, peeled and deveined
1 pint oysters and oyster liquid
crab - ours are small. Often the claws are cooked in for flavor.

If you use chicken (or duck) or sausage, that goes in first. Let simmer on low heat for an hour or more. Debone the chicken or duck. Put the meat back in.

Add either okra (I buy 10-oz box frozen, cut up, thawed) or file powder (1-2 Tbsp). Add seafood choice(s). Let simmer about 20-30 minutes.

Serve over rice. Tabasco sauce on the side.

Bonne appetite!

File powder is ground up dried sassafras leaves - if you want some, PM me and I'll send you some.