Pasta With Shrimp Shallots And Tomatoes In Madeira Sauce Recipes

SHRIMP SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel shrimp and place skin, heads, and tails into a large saucepan. Fill pan with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, about 45 minutes.
• Combine tomatoes and 1/2 the parsley in a blender; puree until smooth.
• Heat olive oil in a separate pan over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and chile pepper; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant but not browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour pureed tomato mixture into the pan with the peppers. Add water, tomato paste, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Stir well; add paprika. Let sauce simmer on low to medium heat until juices have reduced.
• Strain shrimp shells from the water. Bring water back to a boil and add spaghetti. Cook spaghetti, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water and drain the rest.
• In the meantime, add shrimp to the tomato sauce. Add the reserved water, stir well, and cook until shrimp is pink, about 3 minutes. Plate spaghetti and spoon the sauce on top; garnish with the remaining parsley.

PASTA WITH SHRIMP, SHALLOTS AND TOMATOES IN MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• in a small bowl toss the shallot rings with flour to coat then fry in 3 tablespoons of oil in 2 batches until golden brown and crisp about 3-4 min then drain on a paper towel and sprinkle lightly with salt
• in a 2 quart sauce pan boil the shrimp shells in 2 cups of well salted water until the water is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 mins. Strain and set aside.
• season the shrimp with 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper then sauté in 2 tablespoons of the oil and the butter until just cooked through, about 3o secs per side then transfer to a plate.
• in remaining 2 tablespoons of oil sauté garlic and shallots 2-3 mins, add the Madeira and cook until almost fully evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook until most have burst and their liquid is reduced by half, 4-5 minutes. Add the cream and 1/2 cup of the shrimp broth, cook until the sauce thickens, 4-5 mins. Add the shrimp and cook until just heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile bring a 6 qt pot of well salted water to a boil, cook the pasta, drain. Add pasta to shrimp and tomato mixture, add capers and add some of the remaining shrimp broth to loosen sauce if needed.
• Divide pasta mixture among plate and garnish with chives and fired shallot rings.