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Shrimp Cacciatore

Shrimp Cacciatore Recipe

If you are looking for a KILLER pasta dish, this is the one. This was my mother's signature dish when I was growing up. It is like something you would get in a Italian fine dining restaurant. Since I have adopted my husband's family traditions for Christmas Eve of doing seafood and no meat, it is our traditional Christmas Eve recipe. I hope you enjoy it. It is also delicious as Chicken Cacciatore or if you just use the vegetables. It seems like a long recipe, but it is actually very, very easy, especially if you make the sauce base ahead of time. The tomato sauce base is delicious on its own, so I make a huge batch and keep it frozen in the freezer to use over pasta in other preparations.
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Calories 530.5 kcal

Ingredients
  

Tomato Sauce Base

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large carrot, sliced
  • 3 cloves chopped garlic
  • 1 small piece salt pork (this is KEY for the unique flavor)
  • 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 chopped green pepper
  • salt and pepper

Cacciatore

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 red pepper, cut in strips
  • 1 green pepper, cut in strips
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 large tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
  • 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, base
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 2 lbs shrimp
  • garlic salt
  • 1 1/2 lbs fettuccine

Instructions
 

  • Tomato Sauce Base: Heat olive oil and brown the carrot, salt pork and garlic for 5 minutes.
  • Add remaining sauce ingredients and simmer for 40 minutes. After simmering is done discard the carrot, salt pork and green pepper.
  • Cacciatore: Heat 2 Tbl oil and add red pepper, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes, onion, mushrooms and stir fry until onion is softened, but not mushy.
  • Stir in 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce base and the white wine. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • In a separate pan heat 1 Tbl olive oil and add shrimp and garlic salt and cook until shrimp are JUST cooked.
  • Add shrimp to the sauce and serve over pasta.

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Nutrition

Serving: 427gCalories: 530.5kcalCarbohydrates: 69.3gProtein: 32gFat: 12.6gSaturated Fat: 2.3gCholesterol: 234.2mgSodium: 593mgFiber: 5.9gSugar: 9.7g
Keyword < 4 Hours, European, Kid-Friendly, Weeknight
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