Champagne Shrimp And Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 6 to 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil over medium-high heat in a large frying pan. Cook and stir mushrooms in oil until tender. Remove mushrooms from pan, and set aside.
• Combine shrimp, champagne, and salt in the frying pan, and cook over high heat. When liquid just begins to boil, remove shrimp from pan. Add shallots and tomatoes to champagne; boil until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 8 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup cream; boil until slightly thick, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp and mushrooms to sauce, and heat through. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Toss hot, cooked pasta with remaining 1/4 cup cream and parsley. To serve, spoon shrimp with sauce over pasta, and top with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Make the shrimp: In a medium saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with the salt and pepper; add to the preheated pan in a single layer. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until pink and cooked through. Set aside.
• Make the pasta: Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. Meanwhile, whisk the olive oil, parmesan and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl to blend.
• Toss the pasta with the lemon sauce, shrimp and the reserved cooking liquid, adding it 1/4 cup at a time as needed to moisten. Season with the salt and pepper; stir in the basil. Garnish with the fried capers and more parmesan, if desired.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Strain and allow to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, mascarpone, Dijon and 2 teaspoons salt. Add the pasta, shrimp, Parmesan, peas, peppers and fennel; toss to coat. Fold in the basil and dill. Serve at room temperature or cold.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook for 8 minutes, or until tender. Drain.
• In the container of a food processor, combine the garlic, onion and oregano. Pulse until finely chopped. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion mixture; cook and stir until fragrant and almost golden. Mix in the tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes while the pasta is cooking, stirring occasionally.
• Mix in spinach until it wilts, then just before the pasta is done, stir in the shrimp. Cook until heated through. Toss with pasta in a large serving bowl, and mix in mozzarella cheese.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• While spaghetti is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic until soft, but not brown, about 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook until opaque, about 3 minutes. Add wine, reduce heat, and pour in cream. Simmer until sauce starts to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in basil and season with salt and pepper.
• Drain spaghetti and spoon creamy shrimp on top. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Cook pasta in boiling water 6-8 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil over medium high heat in a large frying pan.
• Cook and stir mushrooms in oil until tender. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Combine shrimp, champagne and salt in frying pan, and cook over high heat. When liquid begins to boil, remove shrimp from pan.( just when shrimp begin to turn pink, you don't want to over cook them).
• Add shallots, garlic and tomatoes to champagne, boil until liquid is reduced to about a 1/2 cup, 6-8 minutes (unless you have used more wine than recipe calls for).
• Stir in 3/4 cup of heavy cream and boil until slightly thick.
• Add shrimp, mushrooms and capers to sauce and heat through. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Toss hot cooked pasta with remaining 1/2 cup of cream and parsley.
• Serve shrimp with sauce over pasta and top with fresh grated parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Thaw shrimp, if frozen.
• In a saucepan, cook onion in 2 Tblsp. butter and olive oil until tender but not brown.
• Stir in wine, bouillon granules, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes or until about 1/3 of the liquid is evaporated.
• Halve shrimp lengthwise and add to wine mixture.
• Cover and simmer about 5 minutes until shrimp is just tender.
• Stir in tomatoes and heat through.
• Toss pasta with 1/4 cup butter, melted. Add shrimp mixture, cheese and parsley. Toss until pasta is coated.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the hot oil for about 5 minutes. Add shrimp, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, pepper, and rosemary. Reduce heat and let simmer until shrimp are bright pink, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain pasta.
• Stir veggie and shrimp mixture into the drained pasta and serve.

Steps:

• For Sauce Base:
• Combine Champagne, shallots, vinegar, and peppercorns in heavy medium saucepan.
• Boil until reduced to 1/4 cup liquid, about 20 minutes.
• (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
• For Shrimp:
• Combine Champagne, olive oil, shallots, and ground pepper in resealable plastic bag.
• Add shrimp to bag and seal; shake bag to coat shrimp evenly.
• Marinate shrimp at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.
• Mix chives, tarragon, and parsley in small bowl.
• Preheat broiler.
• Spray broiler pan with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Drain shrimp; discard plastic bag with marinade.
• Arrange shrimp on prepared pan in single layer.
• Broil shrimp until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side.
• Stand 3 shrimp, tails upright, in center of each plate.
• Rewarm sauce base over medium-low heat. Whisk in butter 1 piece at a time, just allowing each to melt before adding next (do not boil or sauce will separate).
• Season beurre blanc to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon warm sauce around shrimp.
• Sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve.
• Market tip: Champagne and sparkling wines labeled extra dry are actually slightly sweeter than those labeled brut. The latter works best for this dish.

Steps:

• Place the shrimp shells in a saucepan with the wine and the water over medium-high heat, covered. Bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes. Strain the liquid into a bowl (you should have about one-and-a-quarter cups) and discard the shells.
• In another pan, melt one tablespoon of butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat, then add the carrots, celery, onions and leeks. Stir well, then add salt and pepper, the bay leaf and thyme. Cook, covered, for about five minutes.
• Add the reserved shrimp stock to the vegetable combination. Taste for seasonings. Reduce the liquid over medium-high heat for five minutes.
• Add the shallots and Champagne (or white wine). Reduce by half over high heat. Add the cream and soft butter and stir to blend thoroughly. Add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper, stir over high heat for about one-and-a-half minutes, or until the shrimp become pink.
• Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs and serve, garnished with parsley sprigs.

Steps:

• for sauce: heat champagne, shallots, vinegar and peppercorns in a saucepan and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 20 minutes, set aside. for marinade: combine champagne, oil, shallots, pepper and shrimp in a plastic bag and seal.
• marinate for 30-60 minutes heat oven to broil remove shrimp to a broiler pan that's been sprayed with non-stick spray, discard marinade broil shrimp 2 minutes per side, remove. rewarm sauce over medium heat, adding butter in bits and whisking until melted before adding more.
• season with salt and pepper if desired serve 4 shrimp per plate and spoon sauce around.
• sprinkle each plate with fresh herbs.