Shrimp And Vegetables With Champagne Food

MARINATED SHRIMP WITH CHAMPAGNE BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• For sauce base:
• Combine Champagne, shallots, vinegar, and peppercorns in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until reduced to 1/4 cup liquid, about 20 minutes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
• For shrimp:
• Combine Champagne, olive oil, shallots, and ground pepper in resealable plastic bag. Add shrimp to bag and seal; shake bag to coat shrimp evenly. Marinate shrimp at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, turning bag occasionally. Mix chives, tarragon, and parsley in small bowl.
• Preheat broiler. Spray broiler pan with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Drain shrimp; discard plastic bag with marinade. Arrange shrimp on prepared pan in single layer. Broil shrimp until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Stand 3 shrimp, tails upright, in center of each plate.
• Rewarm sauce base over medium-low heat. Whisk in butter 1 piece at a time, just allowing each to melt before adding next (do not boil or sauce will separate). Season beurre blanc to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon warm sauce around shrimp. Sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve.

CREAMY SHRIMP PASTA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in mushrooms and bell pepper; cook until bell pepper has softened and mushrooms are lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add shrimp, white wine, and oregano. Cook until shrimp are almost cooked through and turning pink, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add cream and butter. Simmer, stirring constantly, for 8 minutes. Add cooked spaghetti, mix to combine, and turn off heat. If cream sauce is too thin, thicken with flour. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil.

SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH GARLIC, LEMON, AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup oil, scallion whites, garlic, and oregano in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until the oil starts to simmer, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and increase heat to high. Cook, stirring and turning often, until opaque, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add lemon juice and wine to the skillet; simmer for about 1 1/2 minutes. Add water, pepper, and salt; cook for 30 seconds. Stir in butter, 1 tablespoon olive oil, scallion greens, and parsley until even distributed. Arrange the shrimp on warmed plates and spoon the sauce on top.

SHRIMP AND VEGETABLES WITH CHAMPAGNE

Steps:

• Place the shrimp shells in a saucepan with the wine and the water over medium-high heat, covered. Bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes. Strain the liquid into a bowl (you should have about one-and-a-quarter cups) and discard the shells.
• In another pan, melt one tablespoon of butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat, then add the carrots, celery, onions and leeks. Stir well, then add salt and pepper, the bay leaf and thyme. Cook, covered, for about five minutes.
• Add the reserved shrimp stock to the vegetable combination. Taste for seasonings. Reduce the liquid over medium-high heat for five minutes.
• Add the shallots and Champagne (or white wine). Reduce by half over high heat. Add the cream and soft butter and stir to blend thoroughly. Add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper, stir over high heat for about one-and-a-half minutes, or until the shrimp become pink.
• Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs and serve, garnished with parsley sprigs.

CHAMPAGNE SHRIMP AND PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 6 to 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil over medium-high heat in a large frying pan. Cook and stir mushrooms in oil until tender. Remove mushrooms from pan, and set aside.
• Combine shrimp, champagne, and salt in the frying pan, and cook over high heat. When liquid just begins to boil, remove shrimp from pan. Add shallots and tomatoes to champagne; boil until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 8 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup cream; boil until slightly thick, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp and mushrooms to sauce, and heat through. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Toss hot, cooked pasta with remaining 1/4 cup cream and parsley. To serve, spoon shrimp with sauce over pasta, and top with Parmesan cheese.

QUINOA BOWL WITH SHRIMP AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups water with the quinoa, garlic and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir the sugar and vinegar in a medium bowl until dissolved. Whisk in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer half the dressing to another medium bowl. Add the zucchini, both peas and the light green parts of the scallions to one bowl; toss. Add the shrimp to the other bowl and toss.
• Divide the quinoa among bowls and top with the vegetable mixture and shrimp. Sprinkle with the scallion greens and basil.