sicilian seafood sauce

Name: Sicilian Seafood Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 tablespoon(s) butter; 4 - green onions, chopped; 2 cup(s) fresh mushrooms, sliced; 1 - 12-oz. can tomato paste; 1-1/2 cup(s) madeira wine; 1 tablespoon(s) dried tarragon, crushed; 1-1/2 cup(s) heavy cream or half and half; 4 - egg yolks, beaten; 1-1/2 pound(s) cooked, jumbo shrimp, shelled, deveined

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Connee Conehead

Baltimore, MD

Updated on Jun 23, 2012

This is an original recipe devised by my friend, Tom. I changed it by adding tarragon and heavy cream which gives it a Northern Italian flavor.

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This recipe won a national contest in 1987. Here's me holding the dish for a Baltimore Sun article.

prep time 5 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
4 - green onions, chopped
2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 - 12-oz. can tomato paste
1-1/2 cup madeira wine
1 tablespoon dried tarragon, crushed
1-1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
4 - egg yolks, beaten
1-1/2 pound cooked, jumbo shrimp, shelled, deveined

How To Make sicilian seafood sauce

Step 1

In a large skillet, over low-medium heat, cook onions and mushrooms in butter until tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Remove vegetables with slotted spoon.
Step 3

In same skillet, mix tomato paste, wine and tarragon.
Step 4

Bring to a boil and boil vigorously for 10 minutes.
Step 5

In a bowl, combine cream and egg yolks; add to skillet; stirring well.
Step 6

Heat through, stirring constantly.
Step 7

Add reserved vegetables and shrimp.
Step 8

Cook another 5 minutes, until thickened.
Step 9

Serve over rice or your favorite pasta.
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