Chorizo Poached Shrimp Pasta Recipes

ONE-POT SPANISH-STYLE SHRIMP AND CHORIZO PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and pasta, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until pasta starts to turn golden, about 5 minutes (pasta will break up a bit during stirring).
• Lower heat and add garlic, tomato paste and chorizo, and cook until tomato paste is lightly caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes. Add fennel, clam juice and 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over moderate heat until pasta has softened and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp, peas and Parmesan, cover and cook until shrimp is opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.
• Drizzle with oil and serve with lemon wedges.

SHRIMP AND CHORIZO IN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium straight-sided pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat and saute the chorizo and onions, breaking the chorizo up with a wooden spoon while cooking until it resembles ground beef. Add the adobo, paprika and a few grinds of black pepper. Cook until the fat is rendered and the onions are tender and cooked into the chorizo, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the remaining oil and the garlic and lower the heat to medium-low. Let the flavors infuse over the low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the shrimp to the garlic oil, raise the heat slightly, and stir and turn to cook the shrimp evenly, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve as an appetizer on toothpicks with crusty, chewy bread.

SHRIMP AND CHORIZO TAPAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet or cazuela, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and saute the sliced chorizo until it begins to brown around the edges, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are caramelized around the edges and softened somewhat, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add 1/4 cup of the sherry and cook for 1 minute. Add the shrimp, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of sherry and 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, parsley and remainder of the salt and pepper; stir to combine and remove from the heat. Serve immediately, on small plates with any accumulated cooking juices spooned over the top. Pass the bread at the table.

CHEESY CHORIZO-SHRIMP SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, cook chorizo in large skillet on medium-high heat 3 min. or until done. Remove from skillet; drain. Add shrimp and garlic to skillet; cook 3 min. on high heat or until shrimp turn pink, stirring frequently. Stir in chorizo and half the onions; remove from heat. Cover to keep warm.
• Drain spaghetti, reserving 1-1/2 cups cooking water. Return spaghetti to pan. Add reserved water and Singles; stir 1 to 2 min. or until Singles are melted. Add to shrimp mixture in skillet; stir in mozzarella. Cook on medium heat 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted. Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining onions.

SHRIMP, CHORIZO AND ARTICHOKE PASTA

Steps:

• Peel, and halve the chorizo sausage lengthways.
• Cut it into 1/2cm half moon discs.
• Place these in a large pan over medium to high heat, and cook until the fat has started to run, and the sausage is browned.
• Reduce the heat and add the onion and garlic; cook a further 5 minutes until the onion and garlic are softened.
• Add a little of the reserved oil if you need to at this stage.
• Add the shrimp and cook for a further 3 minutes, or until they are pink and just cooked through.
• Add the canned tomatoes, and bring to the boil, cook for a couple of minutes more.
• Stir through the pepper and parsley and serve.
• We ate this over angel hair pasta.
• *weactually make our own marinated artichokes-buying the cheaper tinned ones, and marinating them in olive oil, crushed garlic, lemon juice and zest and freshly ground black pepper.

CHORIZO-POACHED SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Cook chorizo in oil over moderate heat in saucepan. Stir occasionally until tender - about 10 minutes. remove with a slotted spoon.
• Add shrimp and garlic to oil and cook over low heat for about 8-10 minutes. Add a pinch of salt. Remove shrimp and garlic with slotted spoon and add to bowl with chorizo.
• Meanwhile cook pasta to al dente and drain well.
• In pot cook tomatoes and 1/2 cup of reserved chorizo oil. cook until softened - about 3 minutes.
• Add shrimp mixture and pasta to pot tossing to coat. about 2 minutes