Title: Shrimp with Chunky Tomato-Saffron Sauce
Categories: March 1991
Yield: 1 servings

1/4 c Olive oil
2 lg Shallots; chopped
1 lb Uncooked large shrimp;
-peeled, deveined,
; tails left intact
1 tb Tomato paste
1/2 c Dry white wine
1/8 ts Dried crushed red pepper
2 Generous pinches saffron
-threads
1 cn Diced peeled tomatoes in
-juice; (14 1/2-ounce)
4 lg Garlic cloves; minced
1/2 ts Grated orange peel
1/2 c Whipping cream
Salt and pepper
8 oz Fettuccine
1 ts Minced fresh oregano
1/4 c Minced fresh parsley

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and
saute 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until just pink, about 3 minutes.
Transfer shrimp to bowl using slotted spoon. Add tomato paste to same
skillet and stir 1 minute. Add wine, crushed red pepper and saffron and
boil 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, garlic and orange peel and cook until reduced
to sauce consistency, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add cream and
simmer sauce 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cook fettuccine in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but
still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Season with salt and
pepper.

Add shrimp and oregano to sauce; stir to heat through. Sprinkle with
parsley. Serve over fettuccine.

4 first-course or 2 main-course servings.

Bon Appetit March 1991

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