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SHRIMP W/ CREAMY TOMATO-ORZO SAUCE




Source of Recipe


Meze: Small Plates to Savor and Share from the Mediterranean Table


List of Ingredients




1 pound large shrimp, heads removed and shelled but with tails attached
Juice of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
3 tablespoons ouzo
1/3 cup heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe



1. Using a sharp paring knife, remove the threadlike vein from the shrimp. Wash, drain, sprinkle with lemon juice, and set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet. When the butter stops bubbling, add the onion and cook over medium-low heat until very soft, or 10 to 12 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for a minute or so. While the onion is cooking, pulverize the tomatoes in a food processor until smooth. Add them to the skillet. Simmer for about 4 minutes, or until the shrimp firm up and turn pink. Add the cream, season with salt and pepper, and stir well but gently to combine. Just before removing from heat, add the last dab of butter. Serve hot.

Diane Kochilas shares her tips with Epicurious:
• To make the tomatoes easier to peel, first blanch them: Cut a shallow X in the bottom of each tomato and drop into boiling water for 10 to 30 seconds, until the skin around the X starts to peel back. Immediately remove to ice water, then peel.
• Kochilas says it's fine to substitute canned tomatoes in this recipe, as long as they're high-quality. You can also finely chop the tomatoes instead of pulverizing them in a food processor.

Additional tip from Peter Spyropoulos, executive chef/owner of En Plo restaurant in New York City:
• Look for an ouzo with a strong anise flavor, such as Boutari, available in many liquor stores.

Makes 6 to 8 servings