“Did you pull out the mud veins?”

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments · In the kitschn with Charlotte Shay

Maybe I’m more domesticated than I thought? I should start my own cooking show.

We made the most pimp-ass dinner tonight. This also was very easy, so I will share this made-up recipe as well. Young Ben was my chef partner in crime.

Spaghetti and Red Shrimp Pimp-Sauce.

Ingredients:

1/2 tomato, diced
1/4 red pepper, diced
2 tablespoons butter and/or 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
4 or 5 mini mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 cups pimp sauce (any pasta sauce of your choice; we prefer Classico because it’s THE pimp sauce.)
2 cups fresh, tail-on shrimp
3 servings of spaghetti (however much you eat)

Directions:
Saute mushrooms, garlic, and 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan until deliciously golden colored. Add tomatoes and red pepper and saute for about five minutes. Sprinkle some pepper on the veggies, and set aside.

De-shell the shrimp. Don’t forget to pull out the mud veins! Unless you want to eat shrimp poop. This is probably the most time-consuming part, but fresh shrimp tastes better. While de-mud-veining, boil enough water for however much spaghetti (or pasta of your choice) you can eat.

In a separate saucepan, saute shrimp in the other tablespoon of butter (or olive oil) until they turn that delectable white/pink color. You can probably add the spaghetti to the boiling water now.

Ignore the vodka, bloody mary mix, and Captain Morgan’s bottles. We’re not alcoholics, I swear. Although Ben and I were drinking wine while cooking.

Use a medium pot to heat up the pimp sauce; toss in the vegetable mix and cooked shrimp. Stir until simmering. Flick off the camera while your fellow cook tries to document the process.