5.20.2009
shrimp, peas, and pasta with a saffron cream sauce
My absolute favourite thing to eat right now, is this linguine, shrimp and peas with a saffron cream sauce.
It's oh, oh, oh so good. It's fairly effortless, as things go, and relatively quick to prepare.
I started with linguine, cream, garlic, saffron, peeled raw frozen shrimp, frozen baby peas, salt.
Fill a large stock pot with water, and tell it to boil asap!
Don't forget to salt the water, very important. About 2 tbsp.
I roughly chopped 2 cloves of garlic.
Glorious, glorious saffron.
I used 2 tsp of saffron, and crumbled it into a saucier simmering with 3 cups of whipping cream/heavy cream and the chopped garlic.
Reduce to 3/4 of the original. Add the shrimp (frozen!). When the shrimp appear just cooked, then add 2 cups of baby peas. At this point, the pasta water is probably boiling, so boil the linguine in the large pot. Under cook it by about a minute.
me. These posts are not computer-generated you know!
Drain the pasta. Add the sauce to the large stockpot. Pout the pasta back in with the sauce. Turn the heat off, but let the pasta and sauce sit 1-2 minutes until the noodles are adequately coated, and the sauce has thickened. Taste for salt, and adjust if necessary.
Enjoy immediately, but this does make fabulous leftovers.
Looks like a great dinner!
ReplyDeleteThis is going on my to-do dinner list immediately! Looks fab!
ReplyDeletethe saffron cream looks amazing- i can't wait to try it. i think we might have the same stove, too. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to put a face to name. =)
ReplyDeleteLooks fab-u-lous!! You had me a shrimp, then pasta, the bonus was peas and saffron.
Fabulous pasta - I love the saffron cream sauce!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful dish! Even though saffron is so darned expensive, it adds such great color and flavor. I guess I'd charge an arm and a leg too if I had to pick the stamen out of crocuses all day.
ReplyDeleteLook at you! Cute as a button lol
ReplyDeletegorgeous dish! and looks very simple to put together: perfect for a weeknight meal.
ReplyDeleteand how cute that you included a photo of yourself ;)
Yum! This is right up my alley, but unfortunately not Dave's...now I"m glad he's away next week...guess what I'll be making!?!
ReplyDeleteWow Gail, you look fantastic (and the meal looks good too)!
ReplyDeleteI like the personal touch-not computer generated photos lol
ReplyDeleteI cannot find saffron anywhere in my neighborhood,since it tends to be sold in gourmet markets here in NYC. I need to look into buying some (which would be worth splurging on a bit!)
ReplyDeleteAmazing recipe!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of saffron, but the rest of the ingredient list sounds yummy! I plan to try this (sans saffron) very soon! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're cute btw :).
Made it tonight! It was beyond DELISH!
ReplyDeleteCeleste - glad you like it!!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful meal!! and I love the picture of you cooking!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic recipe for a meal at home and I can only imagine the taste of the saffron cream sauce! Delicious.
ReplyDeleteI might try this with Asparagus this weekend, I don't do peas.
ReplyDeleteI love that that is a real picture of you in the kitchen. And you can tell that because you aren't wearing any shoes!
This looks delicious! A local restaurant makes a similar dish, but with arugula instead of peas.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so incredible.
ReplyDeleteI totally want to make this.
By the way, you take amazing pics. I always enjoy your site.
Thank you for sharing!!!
Anything with saffron just gives dishes the most beautiful and appetizing colors. Divine! You look right at home in your kitchen. Love the color. Green is my favorite color.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious! I must try this next week. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious -- great combo of flavors and something I could get a quick carb fix with. Love the photos...
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