Kendrick's
Meditteranean Pasta with Rock Shrimp
- Boil pasta until al dente; rinse with cold water.
- Roast a whole bulb of garlic in the open; de-skin and mince.
- Quarter lengthwise a red bell pepper and skin down; roast over an open burner till skin is blackened. Rub off skin in cold running water. Sliver lengthwise.
- Chop a yellow onion and saute until deep brown.
- For the Marinara sauce, saute 2 minced garlic gloves, 2 minced onions, add 4 cups tomato sauce, 1/2 cup dry red wine, 2 fresh bay leaves, soy sauce to taste, small amounts of crushed oregano, basil, thyme and rosemary, and black pepper and crushed dry semi-hot red peppers. Simmer for two hours.
- In olive oil saute pasta and marinara sauce, add other ingredients, saving the rock shrimp and spinach for last.
- Serve and sprinkle with feta cheese and Italian parsley. Decorate with orange and yellow calendula petals around the side.
For 4 to 6.
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