Pink Sauce for Pasta (Shrimp)

Description

Great with pasta or rice.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons tomato puree
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger root
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ teaspoon white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon mustard seed
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 pounds medium shrimp – peeled and deveined
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Place tomato puree in a measuring cup. Add enough water to make a total measure of 1 cup; pour into a medium bowl. Stir in cream
  2. ginger
  3. cayenne pepper
  4. lemon juice
  5. cumin
  6. 1 teaspoon salt
  7. black pepper to taste
  8. and sugar. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
  9. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mustard seeds. As soon as they begin to pop
  10. add garlic. Stir once and add shrimp. Cook and stir until shrimp turn opaque; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  11. Stir in pink sauce and heat gently without boiling; serve over hot cooked pasta or rice.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Servings: 4

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