Gamberetto Norcina
Well, I came home from work last night already to make Pasta Norcina for dinner. We are on Weight Watchers so I had toned down the recipe some, using evaporated skim milk instead of cream to keep the Smart Points low. I had been thinking about it all day but when I got home chaos ensued. Jen was on her way out with Jonathan and announced Nathan had a hankering for some shrimp...
There was some shrimp in the freezer so that wasn't a problem, I started my sauce by sauteing up some sweet Italian sausage, when that was nice and brown I drained it and added some white wine to de-glaze the pan. Then I added some diced tomatoes and garlic, let the liquid reduce, added some shrimp and my sausage back in with some lemon juice. Then I seasoned it with some hot pepper flakes and salt and tossed with some pasta... Viola! In a separate pan I sauteed some of my morel mushrooms that I froze and have been hoarding, I served those on the side, no sense wasting them on the kids...
This is based on the Strozapretti Norcina I had a while back at Bacco Ristaurante in Southfield. It is served with a creamy sauce and truffles. Personally I was expecting a light to shine down from heaven and angels to start singing when I tried truffles for the first time, I prefer the Morels if you can get them, if not crimini or shiitake mushrooms work well. Trying to be good and WW friendly, I omitted the cream and the lemon juice was a nice change.
The recipe
Gamberetto Norcina
1lb Sweet Italian Sausage
1 c White Wine
1 T Olive Oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 c Tomatoes, diced
1 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined
Juice of 1 Lemon
Dash Red Pepper Flakes
Salt to Taste
Shredded Parmesan and Fresh Herbs to Garnish
1. Cook pasta of your chouice according to package instructions
2. Heat a nonstick pan over medium high heat
3. Add sausage and cooked until brown
4. Drain sausage and set aside
5. Meanwhile add wine to the pan and stir to deglaze
6. When the wine is almost gone, add the oil and garlic and saute 1 minute
7. Add tomatoes and saute 5 minutes
8. Add shrimp and lemon juice, cook until almost cooked through, turning once, about 5 minutes total
9. Add sausage and red pepper flakes
10. Season with salt and toss with pasta
11. Garnish with cheese and fresh herbs
Enjoy!
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