Shrimp Cacciatore - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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Tomato Sauce Base
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 large carrot, sliced
3 cloves chopped garlic
1 small piece salt pork (this is KEY for the unique flavor)
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 cup red wine
1 teaspoon sugar
1 chopped green pepper
salt and pepper
Cacciatore
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 red pepper, cut in strips
1 green pepper, cut in strips
salt and pepper
2 large tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, base
1/2 cup white wine
2 lbs shrimp
garlic salt
1 1/2 lbs fettuccine
Preparation
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Tomato Sauce Base: Heat olive oil and brown the carrot, salt pork and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add remaining sauce ingredients and simmer for 40 minutes. After simmering is done discard the carrot, salt pork and green pepper.
Cacciatore: Heat 2 Tbl oil and add red pepper, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, onion, mushrooms and stir fry until onion is softened, but not mushy.
Stir in 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce base and the white wine. Simmer for 10 minutes.
In a separate pan heat 1 Tbl olive oil and add shrimp and garlic salt and cook until shrimp are JUST cooked.
Add shrimp to the sauce and serve over pasta.
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