Sassy Black Friend

Quick and yummy

Here’s another fun recipe-less recipe. It came about because I had some shrimp I wanted to use, and needed something fast.

Ingredients:

1 lb extra large shrimp (don’t use anything smaller than 21/25s)
4 cloves garlic
2 lemons
1 bunch of scallions
1 pint grape tomatoes
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp coconut oil (optional)
Parsley (to taste)
Dash of red pepper flakes (optional)
3 ears of corn (removed from cob – don’t forget to scrape out the extra tastiness – can use frozen)
1 lb pasta (whatever you like is fine – I used linguini)

Directions:

Remove shells and tails from shrimp. Boil shells and tails in a small pot with 2-3 cups of water for at least 30 minutes (I did this ahead of time right when I brought the shrimp home). Once the stock is nice and shrimpy and reduced about 50%, strain it and set aside (can be refrigerated, but get it back to room temp before using).

Combine 1/2 cup of corn kernels, garlic, handful of tomatoes and 3 tbsp olive oil in blender or mini mixer and blitz until smooth.

Boil water for pasta and slice shrimp in half lengthwise and set aside.

Slice tomatoes in half lengthwise and chop scallions (separate the white and green).

Sautee 1/2 of the remaining tomatoes, rest of corn and white parts of the scallions in 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1 tbsp of coconut oil until skin of tomatoes is wilted and slightly browned.

Right before putting pasta in (if not fresh, of course), add the tomato garlic mixture and juice of one lemon to the tomatoes and cook on medium/high until bubbling. Add little bits of the shrimp stock to loosen sauce. Cook for 5 or so minutes, keep adding stock as you like (make sure you’re not salting anything – shrimp stock is very briney).

When pasta is almost done, add the shrimp and toss/stir to get the cooked. It should only take 2 minutes or so. Turn off heat and add the rest of the tomatoes, scallions, parsley and juice of other lemon. Drain pasta and toss together with sauce right away.

Yum yum yum. The directions make it sound harder than it is.