{Moosewood Monday} Pasta Valenzana
Author: Moosewood Collective
Recipe type: pasta
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Serves: 2
- 1 red or orange bell pepper, cut into long thin strips
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 2/3 cup chopped scallions
- 1 large ripe tomato, diced or 1 cup drained chopped canned tomatoes
- 1/2 lb whole wheat spaghetti or linguini
- 1/8 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 2/3 cup frozen green pea
- 1/2 lb shelled deveined shrimp
- salt to taste
- grated parmesan cheese (optional)
- In a large skillet, saute the bell pepper, garlic, and crushed red pepper in olive oil for 5 minutes over medium to medium-high heat.
- Add the sherry and then stir in the scallions and tomatoes.
- Mix the saffron into the 1/4 cup boiling water and add to the sauce mixture.
- Increase to high heat and reduce the sauce for 1 minute. Adjust heat to low and allow sauce to simmer.
- Put on a large pot of water to boil for the linguini.
- When the water boils add the linguini to the pot and also add the peas and shrimp to the sauce.
- The sauce is finished when the shrimp are thoroughly cooked. Season with salt to taste.
- Ladle sauce over individual bowls of pasta and serve with Parmesan cheese (if desired).
Recipe by Tastefully Julie at http://tastefullyjulie.com/moosewood-monday-pasta-valenzana/
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