Quick and easy Seafood with Creamy Tuscan Sauce delivers flavor that tastes like you’re channeling the cooking prowess August Escoffier, the king of chefs.
Make it a quick weeknight meal or a dinner party-worthy dish with Argentinian Red shrimp and serve over pasta. Argentinian Red Shrimp has a taste and texture that resembles lobster. Using salmon filets makes a meal that looks as if it could have come out of a trendy restaurant kitchen.
Ingredients
- Choice of protein: 1 pound raw Argentinian Red Shrimp, cleaned and deveined OR 4 skinless Salmon filets — pat dry, season with salt & pepper
- 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3 tablespoons Butter
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 ½ cups Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 bunch fresh Spinach
- 1 ½ cups Heavy Cream
- ⅓ cup Vermouth + 2 tablespoons shiro (mild yellow) Miso (optional umami level)
- 1 tablespoons Tomato Paste
- Dash of Turmeric and Paprika
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ cup each chopped fresh herbs: Basil, Italian (flat leaf) Parsley
Additional
- Cooked Polenta or Pasta
- Lemon wedges
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add salmon filets and cook for 6 minutes until golden brown. Turn and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove to a plate. If using shrimp, make sauce first and add shrimp in step 3.
- Reduce heat, add butter, garlic, tomatoes, salt and pepper. When tomatoes burst, add spinach and cook until it wilts. Stir in cream, vermouth/miso blend (optional), tomato paste, Parmesan, spices and herbs, simmer for 3 minutes.
- Return salmon to skillet and spoon sauce over filets. Simmer for 3 minutes. If using shrimp, add shrimp to pan and cook until pink and beginning to curl.
- Serve over cooked polenta, linguine or spaghetti pasta.
Wine Pairing Guide
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