Shrimp Trinity With Parmesan Peppered Cream Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup yellow sweet onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 celery ribs, sliced diagonally 1/3-inch thick
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced lengthwise, then cut into 1-inch strips
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 slices prosciutto, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup (i used a pinot grigio)
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled (with tails left on)
• 16 ounces angel hair pasta
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 pinch fresh ground black pepper
• 1 pinch five-pepper medley
• fresh basil leaf, cut up. reserve some basil (to garnish, i used 12)
• freshly ground sea salt

Recipe

• 1 in large saute pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat, add butter to melt. add trinity (onion, celery, red pepper)and saute gently for a few minutes until aromatic. lower heat and add garlic and prosciutto, cooking a minute more. carefully add , and cook until liquid has nearly evaporated. remove from pan and hold.
• 2 in same pan, add a splash of olive oil and heat, adding shrimp. cook until heated through and pink. do not overcook! remove from heat.
• 3 in large saucepan, add half & hslf, butter and trinity mixture. bring just to boil, then reduce heat and gently simmer, stirring occasionally to allow sauce to slightly thicken.
• 4 meanwhile, bring water to boild for pasta. add angel hair and cook approximately 4 minutes (al dente). drain, reserving 1/2 c pasta water. toss pasta with some of the pasta water and cover to keep warm.
• 5 when sauce is slightly thickened (about 10 minutes), add parmesan cheese, ground peppers and chopped basil, salting to taste. as sauce is thickening, add cooked shrimp to heat through.
• 6 place angel hair pasta on plates, spooning sauce over pasta and topping with freshly grated parmesan & garnish with a pinch of chopped basil.