Italian Style Shrimp And Artichoke Antipasto By Sy Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN SHRIMP ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag or glass baking dish, mix all ingredients. Gently move ingredients around in bag to mix well.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 12 hours to blend flavors. Drain before serving. Store in refrigerator.

ITALIAN STYLE SHRIMP AND ARTICHOKE ANTIPASTO BY SY

Steps:

• Bring about 2-3 cups of water to a boil in a pot, add vinegar and cleaned shrimp, cook for about 1-2 minutes, until they are pink. Make sure the shrimp are not over cooked, drain and let cool. (If using large shrimp cut in half).
• Add chopped up artichoke hearts, marinade and shrimp in large bowl.
• Add chopped up olives, mushrooms, dry tomatoes oregano, pepper flakes and 2 tablespoons parsley into bowl and toss.
• Add 2 plus tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice and toss.
• Transfer food from the large bowl into a nice serving dish.
• Add caper berries all around and on top of shrimp, artichoke mixture.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons Italian parsley on top of dish as well.
• Place lemon wedges around and on inside edge of the dish for a decorative effect.
• Let stand for a while at room temperature to blend flavors and serve.
• Enjoy!
• NOTE- You might want to add less reserved maranide to taste, since the marinade dominates the taste of this dish. As an alternative you can substitute two 13.75 oz cans (non- marinaded) artichoke hearts and then add more spices to taste. Using large shrimp is best, since it is one of the main ingredients. Finally, use lemon wedges and squeeze on individual portions.

SHRIMP ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, thyme, sugar, and Dijon in bowl and then slowly whisk in oil. Set aside. Combine shrimp, cheese, olives, peppers in large bowl. Cover with vinaigrette and marinate overnight or at least 6 hours. Add salami just before serving. Drain and serve on lettuce leaves or just place bowl at appetizer table and allow guests to use decorative toothpicks to spear nibbles.

SHRIMP WITH ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• If the artichokes are small, trim the stem to within a half inch of the base and remove the tougher outer leaves. Cut each artichoke in eighths and place in a bowl. Toss with the lemon juice and cover with water. Set aside for 15 minutes. If you are using medium-size artichokes, trim the stem flush with the base and remove all the leaves. Using a sharp knife, cut away the center choke, leaving just the fleshy bottom or heart of the artichoke. Cut each in eighths and treat with the lemon as previously described.
• Drain the artichoke pieces.
• Heat half the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the artichokes, parsley and garlic, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring from time to time, about 20 minutes until the artichokes are lightly browned and tender when pierced with a sharp knife.
• When the artichokes are tender, remove them from the skillet. Season the flour with salt and pepper to taste and toss the shrimp in the flour to coat them lightly. Add the remaining oil to the skillet and increase the heat to medium.
• Add the shrimp to the skillet and stir-fry a minute or two, until they turn pink. Pour in the wine. Cook, stirring, until the wine just films the bottom of the pan. Return the artichokes to the pan, stir, season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

ITALIAN-STYLE SHRIMP WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, Italian seasoning, paprika, lemon rind, salt, pepper, and garlic.
• Add shrimp and toss to coat.
• Thread the shrimp onto 4 skewers.
• The original recipe calls for broiling these on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray (2 minutes on each side), however, I prefer to grill them over medium heat until they turn pink (2 to 4 minutes per side).
• Remove the shrimp from the skewers and arrange over the hot pasta.
• Drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with parsley.

ITALIAN-STYLE SHRIMP WITH SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a 4-5 quart pan over high heat, bring 2 qts of water to a boil. Add pasta & cook, stirring occasionally, until tender to bite, about 10 minutes.
• Drain and return to pan.
• Meanwhile, in a 10-12" frying pan over high heat, stir shallots in olive oil, until shallots are limp - about 3 minutes Then add garlic for another 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, wine, oregano, basil & bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, about 5 minutes.
• Rinse & drain shrimp; add to sauce. Stir often just until opaque, 5-6 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Stir sauce into cooked pasta.
• Divide mixture equally among four bowls.
• Sprinkle with parsley; add salt & pepper and cheese to taste.

SHRIMP AND ARTICHOKE RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place the chicken broth and the wine in a medium-size saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and keep at a simmer. Heat the olive oil in a large, wide pot over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring constantly, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the rice to the shallots and stir to combine.
• Ladle in 1/2 cup of the chicken broth mixture and stir constantly with a wooden fork until most of the liquid is absorbed. Continue adding broth 1/2 cup at a time and stirring until rice is tender, about 50 minutes. After 45 minutes, stir in the shrimp.
• Stir in the steamed artichoke pieces, oregano, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Divide among 4 bowls and sprinkle with the raw artichoke heart strips and parsley. Serve immediately.