Thursday, August 18, 2011

Broiled shrimp with tomatoes and white beans


  • 2 cups grape tomatoes (12 ounces)
  • 1 can (19 ounces) white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons brine-packed capers, rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic (from 4 cloves)
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • Coarse salt
  • 1 pound shelled large shrimp (about 15), tails left intact
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
Preparation

Heat broiler. Preheat a large, heavy ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) on top rack for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, toss together tomatoes, beans, capers, garlic, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Toss shrimp with remaining tablespoon iil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in another bowl.

Remove skillet from oven, and add tomato mixture. Broil until tomatoes are charred and beginning to collapse, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven, and stir in stock, then shrimp.

Broil, stirring halfway through, until shrimp are opaque, about 3 minutes more. Drizzle with oil.

Serving Size

Makes 4 servings

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Becky's Crawfish Fettucine

Melt 1/2 T oleo
Saute 2 onions, 4 stalks of celery & green onions
Add 3 cartons of whipping cream. Cook until it gets thick
1 can cream of mushrooms soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can (5 oz) evaporated (Becky calls Pet milk)
Cook 30 minutes. Add 2 lbs crawfish, grated parmesan cheese. 10 min.
Salt pepper to taste.