I like spending time in the kitchen...is that wrong for a guy to love to cook? I don't think so. Most of the time I only cook basic stuff, but it's pretty good. Lately I'm trying to expand my horizons and get a little more advanced...
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...take last night for instance, I made Fettuccine Alfredo w/ garlic seared shrimp. (ok, the pasta was from a box and the sauce was from a jar - but the shrimp was uncooked!) Anyways, here's how it went...
The shrimp came deveined already but they still had their shells...so Becky and I took the shells off of about 1 lb of shrimp...after that I got a pan nice and hot...added some Olive Oil and sauteed some minced garlic for about a minute...added a handfull of shrimp (to not over crowd the pan) sprinkled some sea salt and fresh cracked pepper and cook till just slightly under done. (cooked a few till doneness for sampling purposes)
Boiled pasta...hurray!
After the pasta was cooked, I put the empty pot back on med heat....put the shrimp back into the big put with a little more garlic and started adding the alfredo sauce (not the whole jar, you don't want too much). After about a minute the shrimp are fully cooked...I added the pasta and tossed it all together until the sauce was heated.
Served in a bowl with some parsley on top....
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The left overs were great reheated, but the seafood aroma may have upset some of my cubicle neighbors. Hmmmm, if I keep doing this I might have to start adding some photos.
My next great quest will be a Ahi tar tar recipe that is straight from a little place in Walnut Creek, CA call "Va De Vi"
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