Romano's Macaroni Grill Gemberetti Noci E De Pino
photo by Birdy80
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 24 large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 3 cups sliced mushrooms (washed and sliced ( 1/4 inch thick)
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons roasted pine nuts
- 6 cups fresh spinach leaves
- 6 cups cooked vermicelli
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic (minced, up to 4)
- lemon butter sauce
- 1 tablespoon shallot (minced)
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 lb lightly-salted butter (cut into, tablespoons)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash spinach and remove stems before drying leaves between paper towels. Set aside. Spread pine nuts over bottom of sheet pan and place pan in oven on top rack. Roast until golden brown, approximately 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
- Peel and devein shrimp. Set aside. Wash and slice fresh mushrooms. Set aside. Boil pasta in large pot of water to al dente stage according to directions on package. Set Aside.
- Prepare lemon butter sauce: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté shallots and garlic until translucent. Add white wine and reduce slightly more than 1/2, whisking occasionally. Add cream and reduce by 1/2. Add lemon juice and reduce by 1/2. Add white pepper. Reduce heat to low. Add remaining butter 2 tablespoons at a time, whisking continuously after each addition to completely incorporate butter. Continue to simmer, whisking until sauce just coats spoon.
- In large skillet over medium-high heat melt the 4 tablespoons of butter. Add garlic and sauté until garlic is translucent. Stir in mushrooms, shrimp, and pine nuts. Sauté several minutes or until shrimp are done and show color. Remove skillet from heat and gently stir in spinach. Place warm pasta on plate with shrimp mixture to the side. Pour lemon sauce over pasta, permitting a bit of sauce onto shrimp.
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Reviews
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Thank you for sharing this recipe. This was one of the best pasta dishes we have ever tried to cook. Even if you are reluctant about the butter, don’t mess with the recipe, the flavors balance perfectly! Another thought too, make sure you use a white wine you like to drink, this balance is perfect if you drink the white at dinner. We are not white wine drinkers at all, but we found that this white wine/dinner balance is excellent. We chose a Sauvignon Blanc by Clos du Bois, not too expensive, but delicious and flavorful enough to stand up to the recipe’s main ingredients without overwhelming. As a side note, if possible, change the name of this recipe. We found this searching for Macaroni Grill, etc., but we were really searching for a Shrimp Portofino recipe. The name of this recipe is hard to find, and if you can rename it I think it would get the attention it deserves!!!
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This was delicious! It’s been many years since I had it at the restaurant, but was as good as I remembered. I made the recipe exactly as specified. My only note is that it made way more sauce than needed. The sauce recipe could have been cut in half and would still be plenty. I ended up saving it and using it for another batch! Saved half the work! I personally like a few more pine nuts too, but not necessary. So good!!!
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An incredible, decadent dish ... so like the one served at MG. I doubled my recipe, but was gagging at the thought of using even 1 pound of butter, let alone 2 # for the doubled recipe, (and I love butter), so used 3 sticks for the doubled recipe. I think it could have used much less and still had the same great taste. Save the butter, save the calories, and enjoy this delicious pasta dish!
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