Shrimp Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
    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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