Sea and Garden Pasta (Fettuccine com Camarão, Tomate e Salsinha): The taste of wanting more…

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Pasta, pasta, and more pasta… This is what I have been craving on these cold Texas winter days.

I wonder why?

Well, I am not really sure. Maybe since cold weather is not my cup of tea (having grown up in the tropics), pasta brings me the comfort that I need, and the shrimp and fresh ingredients added to this particular recipe transport me back to the warmth of my native country, Brazil. It’s a taste that whispers of the warm, tropical sea combined with a summer garden…

Now that’s my cup of tea!!!

I just hope that you enjoy my creation. For me, it tastes like “eu quero mais” (“I want some more!”), as we say in Brazil.

Stay warm!

xx

Sea & Garden Fettuccine

Serve 4 – 6

By Denise Browning

Segment: From My Table To Yours

Ingredients:

1 pound (453 g) dried fettuccine pasta

2-3 tablespoons olive oil

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 pound (453 g) jumbo raw shrimp, deveined, peeled, and tail-off

Salt and peper to taste

Juice of 1 lemon, freshly squeezed

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1-1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving

1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

2 cups cherry tomatoes

1/4 – 1/2 cup kalamata olives (optional)

1/2 cup chopped parley

Directions:

In a large pot, bring enough water with a splash of olive oil and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil and add the pasta. Cook al dente according to the directions on the package (about 8 minutes).

While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and sauté the garlic for about 1 minute or until fragant, stirring occasionally. Add the shrimp and cook until it just turns pink. Season with salt and pepper to taste, remove skillet from heat, and squeeze the lemon over the shrimp. Stir and reserve.

After pasta is cooked, reserve about 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain the pasta well.

Over high-heat, return pasta to the pot, add the heaving cream, cheese, red pepper flakes (only if you want your pasta spicy), and the pasta cooking water. Stir and let the liquid evaporate just a bit (pasta should be creamy, not dry). Adjust the seasonings; then, remove pot from the heat, add the tomatoes, olives, and the chopped parsley. Stir gently and serve immediately with grated parmesan cheese on top.

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Receita em Português:

Fettuccine com Camarão, Tomate e Salsinha

Serve 4 a 6 pessoas

Por Denise Browning

Ingredientes:

1 libra (453 g) de massa fettuccine cru

2 a 3 colheres de (sopa) de azeite de oliva

3 dentes de alho picados

1 libra (453 g) de camarão cru grande (limpo, despelado e sem rabo)

Sal e pimenta moída à gosto

1 limão

3/4 xícara de (chá) de creme de leite de caixinha

1-1/2 xícaras de (chá) de queijo parmesão ralado mais extra para servir

1/8 colher de (chá) de flocos de pimenta vermelha seca (opcional)

2 xícaras de (chá) de tomate-cereja, cortadas ao meio

1/4 a 1/2 xícara de azeitona preta (opcional)

1/2 xícara de (chá) de salsinha fresca picada

Modo de Preparo:

Em uma panela grande, leve bastante água com um pouco de azeite e 2 colheres de sopa de sal para ferver e adicione o macarrão. Cozinhe ao dente de acordo com as instruções da embalagem (cerca de 8 minutos).

Enquanto a massa cozinha, aqueça o azeite em uma frigideira grande anti-aderente sobre fogo médio e refogue o alho por cerca de 1 minuto, mexendo ocasionalmente. Acrescente o camarão e cozinhe até ficar rosado. Tempere com sal e pimenta à gosto, retire a frigideira do fogo e esprema o limão sobre o camarão. Misture e reserve.

Assim que a massa estiver cozida, reserve cerca de 1 xícara da água de cozimento da massa e escorra bem a massa.

Sobre fogo médio-alto, retorne o macarrão cozido e escorrido para a panela, adicione o creme de leite, o queijo, os flocos de pimenta vermelha (opcional) e a xícara de água do cozimento da massa. Mexa e deixe o líquido evaporar um pouco (o macarrão deve ficar cremoso, não seco). Experimente e ajuste o sal. Remova a panela do fogo, acrescente os tomates, as azeitonas e a salsinha picada. Mexa delicadamente e sirva imediatamente com mais queijo parmesão ralado por cima.

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16 comments on “Sea and Garden Pasta (Fettuccine com Camarão, Tomate e Salsinha): The taste of wanting more…

  1. This was delicious!!! It was just what I was craving after a long day at work. My Brazilian neighbor gave her seal of approval as well! Thank you for such a great recipe!

    • Thanks a lot, Stephanie!
      it’s good to know that you’ve tried my dish and approved as well as your Brazilian neighbor.
      I hope you can visit us more times. There is a segment here called QED recipes (Quick, Easy, and Delicious) that you might enjoy.
      it’s ideal for week meals when we all are busy…
      Wishing you a great day!

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