Recipe - Macaroni Grills Gamberetti E Noci Di Pino

24 Jumbo shrimp; peeled and
deveined
3 cup Sliced mushrooms; washed and
cut or sliced up One fourth inch thick
1 One half tablespoon Roasted pine nuts
6 Handfuls fresh spinach
leaves
6 cup Cooked vermicelli pasta
4 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Fresh garlic; minced, up to
4

LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
1 tablespoon Shallots; minced
1 tablespoon Fresh garlic minced
One half cup Dry white wine
1 cup Cream
One half cup Lemon juice; freshly
squeezed
1/8 teaspoon White pepper
1 pound Lightly salted butter; cut
into tablespoons

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash spinach and remove stems before drying
leaves between paper towels. Set aside. Spread pine nuts over bottom of
sheet pan and place pan in oven on top rack. Roast until golden brown,
approximately 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

Peel and devein shrimp. Set aside. Wash and slice fresh mushrooms. Set
aside.

Boil pasta in large pot of water to al dente stage according to directions
on package. Set Aside.

Prepare lemon butter sauce: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet over
mediumhigh heat. Saut‚ shallots and garlic until translucent. Add white
wine and reduce slightly more than 1/2, whisking occasionally. Add cream
and reduce by 1/2. Add lemon juice and reduce by 1/2. Add white pepper.
Reduce heat to low. Add remaining butter 2 tablespoons at a time, whisking
continuously after each addition to completely incorporate butter. Continue
to simmer, whisking until sauce just coats spoon.

In large skillet over mediumhigh heat melt the 4 tablespoons of butter.
Add garlic and saut‚ until garlic is translucent. Stir in mushrooms,
shrimp, and pine nuts. Saut‚ several minutes or until shrimp are done and
show color. Remove skillet from heat and gently stir in spinach. Place warm
pasta on plate with shrimp mixture to the side. Pour lemon sauce over
pasta, permitting a bit of sauce onto shrimp.

Formatted and Busted by Carriej999@AOL.com 3/13/98

Recipe by: Macaroni Grill

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Carriej999 Carriej999@aol.com on Mar 13,
1998