Recipe: Appetizing Shrimp on Pasta with Marinara Sauce

Shrimp on Pasta with Marinara Sauce.

You can have Shrimp on Pasta with Marinara Sauce using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shrimp on Pasta with Marinara Sauce

1. Prepare 1 Tbs of extra virgin Olive Oil.
2. You need of Try to make equal amounts of the vegetables:.
3. You need 1/2 of small onion, finely chopped.
4. Prepare 1/2 of small carrot, peeled and finely chopped.
5. Prepare 1/2 of small stalk of celery, finely chopped.
6. It's 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped garlic.
7. You need 14 oz of can diced tomatoes.
8. You need 2 oz of dry red wine.
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp of fish sauce.
10. You need 1/2 Tbs of freeze-dried oregano, use 1/3 less if dried.
11. Prepare 1/2 Tbs of freeze-dried basil, use 1/3 less if dried.
12. It's 1/2 Tbs of freeze-dried parsley, use 1/3 less if dried.
13. You need 1 tsp of brown sugar (I use 1 tsp white sugar and a drop of molasses).
14. It's of salt and pepper to taste.
15. Prepare 1 Tbs of Butter.
16. It's 4-6 oz of shelled shrimp.
17. Prepare 3 oz of spaghetti.
18. It's of Parmesan Reggiano cheese to grind over pasta.

Shrimp on Pasta with Marinara Sauce step by step

1. In a pot, heat the oil over medium heat until hot. Add the onion and garlic and saute, stirring very frequently, until the onion is translucent about 3-4 minutes..
2. Add the celery and carrots then cook for another 3-4 minutes.
3. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, parsley, fish sauce, and wine. Simmer, covered, on low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and the vegetables are completely tender...
4. Stir in the brown sugar or white sugar/molasses combo. Taste the sauce and add salt and pepper as needed. Add the butter and stir into sauce..
5. In a food processor, blend the sauce until it is smooth. I use a stick blender right in the pot..
6. Simmer some more if sauce is too thin. Keep warm while you cook the pasta..
7. When the Pasta is about ready, bring the sauce to a simmer and add the shrimp and cook gently until pink, don't overcook. Put on plates and pass the cheese..
8. Serve with slices of Italian bread and a good red wine..