Breakfast At Kata's: shrimp

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Shrimp Appetizer

I have another shrimp recipe ( having posted my Shrimp Fettuccine recipe a few weeks ago) that I am excited to share with everyone. I like to make this as an appetizer or even as a light dinner. I'm only here in Portugal for one more month so I want to explore the cuisine of this beautiful country. Shrimp is an ingredient that every portuguese kitchen uses. You can have shrimps as a starter or even as a main dish. I think people will love today's recipe, because the shrimp, the tomato, the garlic, the coriander and the lemon go great together. In the future I'd like to try to taste and make other kinds of sea food and I'll try to share these experiences with you guys.

INGREDIENTS:

500g shrimps

4 cloves of garlic

8 cherry tomatoes

coriander leaves

lemon

Optional:

white wine

Peel the shrimps ( buy frozen raw shrimps if possible) ( you can buy pre peeled to make this step easier ) and set it aside in a bowl. Chop up the garlic, the tomatoes and the coriander leaves. Take a big frying pan, put some oil in it and then fry the shrimps with the garlic on a high heat. When the shrimps have turned pink ( they are done very quickly and you don't want to overfry them , because they will harden and lose their lightness ) you can add the tomatoes, coriander and squeeze some lemon juice in it. Add a splash of wine (this step is optional) as well. Season with salt and pepper and you can serve it with toasted bread or baguette.

Definitely try to make these shrimp appetizers and share them with family and friends. Take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Shrimp Fettuccine

When you live here in Portugal you'd better like sea food. For example shrimps, you can have it as a starter, which I love to do or as a main course (but in this case you might want to ask for something more, because by itself it might not be as filling). I went to an Italian restaurant not long ago and I ordered a shrimp fettuccine, because I wanted to eat something Italian, like a pasta, but have a little sea food in it, since I am in Portugal. This dish perfectly suits my taste. It had a creamy sauce with rucola and just enough garlic (if it is too garlicky it can ruin the whole dish) and the shrimp was perfectly cooked. Then I thought I could probably recreate this pasta at home, so I can make it for my family, but first and foremost I can eat it whenever I want to. :) If you like your pasta a little bit exotic or just love shrimps, then this is the perfect choice for you too. I think this dish is also great, because you can present it really fancy and make your guests or family feel like they are in a restaurant.

INGREDIENTS:
250g fettuccine pasta
200g pre cooked and peeled shrimps
2 tbsp butter
2 cloves of a garlic
rucola (the amount that you prefer)
4-5 tbsp of grated parmesan
150ml cream
salt, pepper
(makes 3 servings)

Cook the pasta in salty boiling water. Put 1,5 tablespoons of butter in a big pan and add the shrimp and the garlic and fry until the shrimps are pink (but do not over fry!). Chop up some rucola and add that to the shrimps and add the cream as well. Let that fry for 2 minutes while stirring once in a while. Season it with salt and pepper and add the grated parmesan. Pour the pasta in the pan, mix it together with the sauce and let it fry for 2 more minutes. Serve it on a plate with rucola and parmesan on top and you are done and ready to eat!