Shrimp Italiano

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup minced garlic
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes (as much or little as you like)
• 1 lb shrimp, fully peeled & deveined
• 1 head fresh broccoli
• 1 medium onion (red preferably, but any kind will do)
• 3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 cup cooking wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tsp water (combined to thicken sauce at the end)
• fettuccine or linguine

Recipe

• 1 put 1/2 cup of minced garlic into a mortar and pestal. drizzle some of the 1/4 cup of olive oil over the garlic and crush up the garlic in the oil. then stir in the rest of the oil and add a pinch of red pepper flakes. pour mixture over shrimp and toss well. refrigerate while you continue on.
• 2 cut broccoli crown down to small flowerettes. chop onion into decent sized pieces. slice mushrooms (or open can and drain if you must).
• 3 melt a stick of butter in a large saute pan over med-high heat. add 2 tbsp of minced garlic, onions, and mushrooms. add oregano. saute until onions wilt. add shrimp & garlic mixture and saute until shrimp turns pink. add wine and bring to a simmer. add cornstarch and water mixture to thicken the sauce. stir well. turn down heat to low and add broccoli. cover for 2 minutes. stir well.
• 4 serve over pasta along with garlic bread.