Sausage And Shrimp With Low Carb Polenta Ragu Recipes

SHRIMP WITH HOT FENNEL SAUSAGE AND POLENTA

Steps:

• Make the polenta: Bring 8 cups salted water to a boil in a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Whisk in polenta, continuing to whisk as mixture begins to thicken, about 1 minute. Turn heat to low and let polenta cook slowly, whisking every few minutes for about 10 minutes. Turn heat to very low and continue to cook for least 45 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally. If polenta gets too thick to stir easily, add a bit of water to obtain a porridge-like consistency. (When finished, there should be no raw cornmeal flavor.) Taste a cooled spoonful, then correct seasoning with salt and pepper. Turn off heat, whisk in butter and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, prepare the topping: Heat olive oil in a large, wide skillet over medium-high heat. When oil shimmers, add shrimp in one layer and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, until lightly browned. Using tongs, turn shrimp over, season and cook for 30 seconds more. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. (Shrimp will not be fully cooked.)
• Add onion to pan and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add sausage meat and cook, mashing with a large spoon to let sausage crumble into rough half-inch pieces. Continue cooking for 5 to 6 minutes, until mixture is lightly browned. Stir in garlic, red-pepper flakes and rosemary, and cook for 1 minute more.
• Add wine and tomato purée. Simmer for 1 minute and stir in crème fraîche. Turn off heat and check seasoning. Warm a large serving platter. In a small bowl, mix together scallions, capers, parsley and lemon zest.
• To finish, turn heat to high. Add reserved shrimp to sausage mixture and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes, until shrimp are cooked through and sauce has thickened slightly.
• Mound polenta into middle of platter. Spoon shrimp and sauce around polenta. Sprinkle with scallion mixture and serve. (Alternatively, place a large spoonful of polenta into individual plates or soup bowls and top with shrimp and sauce.)

VEGAN POLENTA WITH RAGU

Steps:

• Combine boiling water and lentils in a bowl and set aside for 1 hour. Combine texturized vegetable protein and broth in a separate bowl and set aside until liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a stew pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, red bell pepper, and hot pepper. Cook and stir until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add drained lentils and undrained texturized vegetable protein. Stir and add oregano and bay leaf. Add red wine and continue stirring, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes. Stir and simmer ragu until thickened and lentils are soft, 5 to 10 minutes; add a bit more water if needed.
• Bring vegetable broth, water, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to low and sprinkle polenta into the water, stirring constantly to ensure there are no lumps. Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes. Add vegan butter, stirring constantly.
• Distribute polenta evenly among 4 pasta bowls. Remove bay leaf from ragu and discard. Top each bowl with equal amounts of ragu. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon vegan white cheese over each bowl and serve warm.

CURRIED SHRIMP AND POLENTA #RAGU

Steps:

• Place water and milk in a large pot on high, cook till boiling.
• When boiling add the salt and polenta and whisk for five minutes.
• Lower heat and simmer covered for 45 minutes, whisking occasionally.
• When polenta has finished cooking, pour onto a cutting board to cool. When it is cooled, cut into rectangles. Add olive oil to a frying pan and crisp the polenta on both sides. You will need to let it cook for about five minutes on each side. When finished cooking on both sides remove from the hear and plate the polenta.
• Cook bacon in a sauce pan, when finish remove from pan and shop into fine pieces.
• Add garbanzo beans to the saucepan and cook in the bacon drippings for two minutes.
• Add jar of Ragu Spicy Italian Sauce and bring to a simmer.
• In a frying pan heat olive oil on low heat.
• After two minutes add the shrimp and season with salt and curry powder.
• Cook the shrimp for a several minutes on each side, till it turns pink.
• Finish the dish by pouring sauce over the fried polenta and topping with the cooked shrimp.

CREAMY POLENTA AND GARLIC LEMON SHRIMP #RAGU

Steps:

• Combine the Ragu Sauce, garlic cloves and ¾ cup sun-dried tomatoes, (without draining the oil as you spoon it out of the jar), in the bowl of a food processor and process for several seconds. The mixture won't be completely smooth but the tomato pieces should be very fine and the garlic completely blended inches Reserve until complete with the polenta and shrimp portion of this meal.
• To prepare the polenta: Combine the polenta, stock, water, sage and herbs in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Once it boils, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the polenta starts to separate from the sides of the pan, about 10-15 minutes. Stir in the butter, parmesan and goat cheeses and cheese two minutes until the butter and cheese have melted and been incorporated into the polenta. Transfer the cooked polenta to four serving dishes.
• To prepare the shrimps: Marinate in lemon juice and salt for a few minutes before cooking. Cook the shrimps in olive oil over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until just pink.
• To finish off the sauce: Transfer the sauce mixture to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Add a pinch of sugar as you heat the to give the sauce a nice balance.
• Turn off the heat, transfer to a bowl and stir in the olive oil. Spoon the sauce over the warmed, cooked polenta, top with shrimps and garnish with fresh arugula.

CHEESY POLENTA WITH SAUSAGE RAGOUT

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large casserole dish over a medium-high heat and cook the onion and garlic for a few mins. Stir in the sausages, breaking them up into small pieces as you go, and cook for another 8-9 mins. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, stock, purée and most of the rosemary. Bring to a simmer and cook for another 8-10 mins or until the mixture is thickened. Season to taste.
• Meanwhile, make up the polenta following pack instructions. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese, with some seasoning. Spoon the polenta onto 4 plates, then top with the ragout and a sprinkling of the remaining rosemary.

SHRIMP & POLENTA ITALIAN BOWL #RAGU

Steps:

• Cut bacon into ¼ inch cubes add to a deep medium non-stick pan sauté on medium high heat until bacon is crispy. Remove bacon place on paper towel to drain excess fat.
• Discard bacon fat from pan reserving 1 tablespoon add shrimp and cilantro to bacon fat and sauté on medium high until shrimp turn pink remove shrimp and set aside to the same pan add Raju sauce stir to pick up the flavors of bacon fat and cilantro reduce heat to medium cover and let it warm up.
• While sauce is warming up in a medium pan over high heat, bring water and salt to a boil, and gradually stir in polenta. Reduce heat and simmer gently, stirring frequently to prevent sticking until mixture thicken and is creamy add butter and cheese mix until well incorporated.
• To serve add ½ cup sauce to 5 bowls top each with equal amount of polenta, 3 shrimp each and sprinkle with equal amount of cooked bacon you may garnish with additional cilantro serve immediately.

CREOLE SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE GUMBO #RAGU

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove the cooked bacon and set aside. Add the Italian sausage and smoked sausage. Cook for 2 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove the sausages and set aside.
• Whisk the flour into the bacon grease. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until the roux is golden brown. Add onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook for 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables are softened.
• Add the creole seasoning, chicken stock, bay leaves, and Ragu Old World Style Marinara sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer. Add the cooked bacon, Italian sausage, and smoked sausage. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the okra and shrimp. Cook for 10 minutes, until the shrimp is fully cooked.
• Ladle the gumbo into bowls. Top each bowl with cooked rice, and garnish with green onions and cilantro.

SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP WITH LOW CARB "POLENTA" #RAGU

Steps:

• Cut sausage into 1/2 inch slices. Sauté until browned and cooked through. Drain excess grease and add pasta sauce. Bring to a boil and add shrimp cooking until shrimp are pink. Keep warm.
• Cut cauliflower into pieces. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Boil cauliflower until tender. Drain very well. Place into food processor with oil, salt, pepper and cheese. Process until smooth.
• To serve place a serving of "polenta" into a serving bowl topped with Arugula then the sausage and shrimp mixture. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan and sprinkle onto finished dish. Serve hot.