Shrimp and Tasso Pasta
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 16 ounces bow tie pasta
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup diced tasso (if Tasso is not available use heavily smoked ham)
- 1 cup sliced green onion
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1 medium bell pepper, minced
- 1 small onion, minced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 - 2 1⁄2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 2 lbs peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Saute garlic in butter until tender over low to medium heat.
- Add mushrooms, green onions, bell pepper and onion and saute until soft over medium heat.
- Add Tasso and saute 5 minutes.
- Stir in flour and saute 5 minutes.
- Gradually stir in 2 cups of whipping cream and seasonings.
- Bring to a simmer stirring constantly for 1 minute or until smooth and thickened.
- Add Shrimp and additional 1/2 cup whipping cream if too thick.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add cheese and cook until cheese is melted.
- Pour over cooked pasta tossing gently.
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Reviews
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There aren't too many recipes out there that use tasso with pasta, but I'm really glad I found this one. I did modify it a bit: used a little less butter, thyme & basil, very little flour, and pasta water instead of 1/2C cream to thin it down. I also added a little Essence and fresh asparagus. Making it again tonight!
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I made this for Easter brunch and it was delicious. I don't eat meat so I used veggie smoked sausage but frankly the sauce would be tasty without it because the combination of vegetables and spices is so flavorful. I did reduce the butter to 1/4 cup and the cream to 1 1/2 cups(I omitted the flour because I forgot it and the sauce was fine) I used 1 pound of shrimp and 12 ounces of pasta and it was plenty for 4 adults. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
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Luby Luby Luby
Lafayette, LA
Living in the south we are very lucky to have an abundance of fresh seafood and other ingredients at our disposal when trying new recipes. My husband and I both love to cook and have learned a lot about cooking from our native Louisianian, Paul Prudhomme (we learned to be very careful with his recipes as they are very spicy - even for us), native New Orleanian, Frank Davis and transplanted Emeril Lagasse. It would be very difficult to pick an all time favorite cookbook since I have approximately 200. I enjoy collecting local cookbooks as well as others from different areas. This picture is obviously when DH and I got married. I cooked all the food and even made my wedding cake.