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Photographed in Eileen’s kitchen. February 1, 2020. Blogfinger photo.

 

By Eileen Goldfinger, Food Editor @Blogfinger.net

 

1 pound large shrimp, peeled & deveined

3 tbs extra virgin olive oil

¼ tsp red pepper flakes

6 garlic cloves, 4 grated and 2 thinly sliced

½ tsp salt

½ cup white wine

1 tbs fresh lemon juice

zest of 1 lemon

½ stick unsalted butter

3 tbs fresh parsley, chopped

¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 pound tagliatelle

 

In a medium bowl, whisk grated garlic, salt, black pepper and 1 tbs  of oil together. Add shrimp and mix. Place uncovered in refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.

 

Add shrimp mixture to skillet and sauté until shrimp turns pink, but is NOT fully cooked, approximately 1 minute.  Make sure not to brown the garlic. Transfer mixture to a plate using a slotted spoon  and leaving as much oil in the pan as possible.

 

Prepare 1 pound of tagliatelle now,  following package instructions.  This will take about 5 minutes after the water for the pasta has come to a boil.

 

On low-medium heat add the remaining 2 tbs of oil to the skillet along with the sliced garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1 minute.  Add wine, lemon juice, lemon zest and stir for 3 minutes until the liquid thickens .  Add the butter, stir and cook until the butter melts, approximately 5 minutes.  Add shrimp to the sauce and toss to coat and sauté  until shrimp are completely cooked, approximately 2-3 minutes. Serve over tagliatelle and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

 

Serves 4 people

 

DIANA KRALL    Music from the film “De-Lovely.”

 

 

 

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Plum tomatoes and 8-ball zucchini. Blogfinger photo ©

Plum tomatoes and 8-ball zucchini. Blogfinger photo ©

By Eileen Goldfinger, Food Editor @blogfinger

Freezing plum tomatoes.

First start with ripe and firm tomatoes without blemishes.

Blanch the tomatoes:

Fill a large (8 quart) pot with 1 gallon of water. I used a pasta pot with the colander inside. Bring the water to a boil.

Use a paring knife and cut a shallow X on the bottom of each tomato. Place approximately 10 tomatoes at a time in the boiling water. Cook for 60 seconds. Use a slotted spoon and transfer the tomatoes to a large bowl with ice water.

When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel the skin off the tomatoes. You can use your fingers or a paring knife. Remove the stem end of the tomato. Slice or dice the tomatoes and place portioned amounts in a freezer Ziploc bag. Don’t forget to label the bags with amount, date and content. Lay the bag flat and place in the freezer.

I used gallon sized freezer bags and measured four cups of tomatoes per bag. This produced 4 freezer bags of tomatoes. This was from a 1/2 case of small plum tomatoes.

Freezing zucchini.

Blanch your zucchini:

Fill a large (8 quart) pot with 1 gallon of water. Bring the water to boil. Place 6 to 8 zucchini in the boiling water (the larger the zucchini the less in the pot at one time).

Don’t leave the zucchini in the water more then 60 seconds (this is based on small zucchini, not baseball bat size). If you cook them too long they will be mushy. Place in a large bowl with ice water to cool.

When the zucchini has cooled slice or dice them and place the pieces in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. Place in freezer. This method freezes each piece individually.

Measure the frozen pieces into the amount you want and place them in a Ziploc freezer bag. Label the bags with amount, date and content and lay flat in freezer.

Editor’s note:  If you want to eat in our house, you had better be good to Mama:

MARY McCARTY from the film Chicago

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