The Chef: Joaquin ChamizoThe Restaurant: Love is Blind in Coral GablesThe Dish: Dos Minutos Rock Shrimp Pappardelle
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt1 teaspoon olive oil8 ounces Pappardelle Pasta2 tablespoons Garlic Butter6 Rock Shrimp4 cherry tomatoes1/2 cup tomato sauce1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese1 tablespoon Basil (julienne)salt and black pepper to taste3 tablespoons ground Parmesan Cheese2 tablespoons Panko bread crumbs
Method of Preparation:
-Start by boiling water in a medium sauce pan. Add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of olive oil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente- about 7 minutes. Set aside.
-Next, sauté garlic butter in a medium pan until it melts. Add shrimp and sauté for about a minute. Then, add tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper and stir. Add tomato sauce, heavy cream and the drained Pappardelli Pasta. Stir and let the mixture reduce.
-Now, add Mozzarella or Chihuahua cheese, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, fresh basil and stir until everything is mixed.
-Transfer the mixture to an oven dish, sprinkle the top with Panko bread crumbs and broil one to two minutes until the bread crumbs brown.
To Plate:
Serve hot, straight from the oven.
Serving suggestion: An aromatic white wine from the Sterling Vintner's Collection.
Serves: 2
Love is Blind225 Altara AvenueCoral Gables, FL 33146Phone: (305) 748-6118http://www.loveisblindrestaurant.com/
Bring a copy of this recipe to Love is Blind in Coral Gables and receive a free glass of house wine through Aug. 23.