Shrimp Ya-Ya
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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QUICK ALFREDO SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1⁄4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 3⁄4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
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SHRIMP YA-YA
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 lb extra jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
directions
- Make the sauce: In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Add Parmesan and garlic, stirring until cheese melts. Remove from heat; let thicken. Add parsley and red pepper, if desired.
- For the shrimp: In the work bowl of a food processor, add basil, pine nuts and garlic; pulse to combine. With motor running, add 2 tablespoons oil in a steady stream and process until a smooth paste forms. Add 2 tablespoons Parmesan and salt and process 30 seconds more.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; cook until pink and firm; stir in red pepper, basil mixture and Quick Alfredo Sauce. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened. Top with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!