"This recipe is very popular with both my kids. This is a light and healthy recipe. Use fresh or canned tomatoes and any kind of tomatoes you have in hand. Serve this with linguini or any other kind of pasta, grits, polenta or rice. It stores very well in the fridge too."
Garlic Shrimp in Tomato Sauce
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Prep time 5mins
Cook time 20mins
Serves or Makes: 6
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ingredients
- 35 peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 2 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
- 1 tbsp heaped tomato paste
- 14 ounces finely chopped canned tomato
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan
- for garnish basil fresh
Method
Step 1
Marinate prawns in salt and turmeric for at least 20 mins.
Step 2
Heat olive oil. Sauté marinated prawns for a couple of minutes till pink. Keep aside.
Step 3
In the same oil put in garlic. Scrape the pan and mix into the garlic all that ‘prawn’ flavor. Let the garlic start to turn golden.
Step 4
Put in tomato paste. Sauté the paste well.
Step 5
Add in the finely chopped tomatoes. Stir. Season with salt, sugar and crushed black pepper.
Step 6
Pour in 1 cup of water. Simmer for 5-6 minutes. Put in the sautéd prawns.
Step 7
Mix in heavy cream. Stir to combine. Remove from heat.
Step 8
Serve with basil and freshly grated Parmesan.