Pasta With Saffron Shrimp Recipes

PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI, SHRIMP AND SAFFRON

Steps:

• Place the oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Working in batches, brown the zucchini rounds in the hot oil until golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Scoop the rounds out of the pan with a slotted spoon and drain them on paper towels. Repeat until all the zucchini is cooked.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Meanwhile, combine the stock and saffron in a small saucepan and bring just to a boil. Set aside.
• Place the skillet in which the zucchini has cooked back over high heat. If there is less than 1 tablespoon of oil remaining in the pan, add a bit more. When the oil is very hot, add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until they are just cooked, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Add the stock, basil and butter, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Drain the pasta and immediately add it to the pan with the sauce. Toss quickly over low heat until combined. Serve immediately with grated Parmesan on the side.

PASTA WITH SAFFRON SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• The day before the party, make the base for the pasta seafood topping. Melt the butter in a skillet. When the foaming subsides, add the shallots, carrot and celery. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until very tender and almost dissolved in butter. (If at any time the vegetables begin to stick to the skillet, add a tablespoonful of water or wine.) Uncover the skillet, add the saffron and white wine and boil over high heat until almost all of the wine has evaporated. Add the fish stock and simmer for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper (do in advance up to this point.) Boil the pasta until al dente. While this is cooking, add the heavy cream to the skillet and simmer again until the sauce is slightly thickened. Add the shrimp and scallops and simmer just until the seafood is cooked through. Add the tomatoes and simmer just for a minute to warm them through without really cooking them. Adjust the seasoning. Drain the pasta and portion it out among 6 warm pasta bowls. Ladle the saffron seafood sauce over the top and garnish with warm microwaved peas.

PASTA WITH SAFFRON SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the white wine and saffron. Let stand for 10 minutes. Trim asparagus, cutting into bite sized pieces. Set aside. Cook pasta according to package directions adding the asparagus to the pasta water during the last few minutes of cooking time. Drain all. Heat oil in a large skillet, saute the shrimp until they are pink. Remove shrimp from pan and set shrimp aside. Add onions and garlic to the saute pan, saute 2 minutes. Add wine/saffron mixture and chicken broth to pan, bring to boil and cook until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 4 minutes. Add the cream, heat to boil, lower to simmer for a few minutes until thickened, stirring constantly. Add the pasta, asparagus and shrimp to the pan. Toss gently and heat through. Sprinkle with the fresh chives before serving.

SHRIMP WITH SAFFRON ORZO

Steps:

• On high heat, bring broth to a boil.
• Reduce to low and simmer and add saffron.
• Return to boil and add orzo. Cook until tender (about 10 minutes).
• Drain orzo and add 4 tablespoons oil, salt, pepper, juice of half a lemon and parsley. Mix and set aside.
• Toss shrimp with salt, pepper, and remaining lemon juice.
• Heat remaining oil in saucepan.
• Add shrimp and cook until thoroughly pink about 4 minutes total.
• Mix shrimp with orzo.