Creamy Shrimp Bruschetta
Took a HUGE risk on this one. T W E A K E D this recipe from Giada Laurentiis, originally for Bruschetta with Shrimp, Tarragon & Arugula.
Ingredients:
Toast:
1 (1 lb) loaf ciabatta bread, trimmed and cut....blah blah.....I got a loaf of bread and sliced it.
Olive oil for drizzling
1 garlic clove
Topping:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large or two small shallots sliced
1 clove garlic chopped 3 garlic cloves diced
1 lb extra-large shrimp peeled and deveined*
Kosher salt and pepper **I love Kosher salt when I cook, but I'm out
6 roma tomatoes 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
1/4 cup white wine 1/3 cup white wine
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken stock
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1 packed cup arugula chopped
1/2 cup marscarpone cheese at room temperature
+ 1/2 cup basil chopped
+ 4 oz goat cheese at room temperature
START NOTE: *Add some time to your prep if you are not doing a cheat and are peeling and deveining your own shrimp. It goes slow until you get your rhythm. While you do it, preheat your oven (400°)
Slice up your bread and lie on a cookie sheet. Drizzle pieces with a little live oil. Cook on middle rack for 10 minutes. When it comes out let it cool for a few minutes while you heat up the olive oil in a skillet on Medium heat. Scrape cooled crostini with a sliced clove of garlic and set aside.
Put shallots and garlic into the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp turn pink. Use tongs to remove the shrimp and chop into halves or thirds. Add the tomatoes to the skillet and turn heat to Medium-high. Add the wine to the skillet and stir with wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Add the stock to the skillet and scrape up the brown bits and gooey-goodness up from the bottom of the pan. Continue to stir until most of the liquid has cooked off.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the cheese and the basil and mix until the cheese has evenly liquefied and a good mixture has formed. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread the, well, spread onto your crostini and either serve or chill for serving later. (Yep--it works both ways!)
Toast:
1 (1 lb) loaf ciabatta bread, trimmed and cut....blah blah.....I got a loaf of bread and sliced it.
Olive oil for drizzling
1 garlic clove
Topping:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb extra-large shrimp peeled and deveined*
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken stock
+ 1/2 cup basil chopped
+ 4 oz goat cheese at room temperature
START NOTE: *Add some time to your prep if you are not doing a cheat and are peeling and deveining your own shrimp. It goes slow until you get your rhythm. While you do it, preheat your oven (400°)
Slice up your bread and lie on a cookie sheet. Drizzle pieces with a little live oil. Cook on middle rack for 10 minutes. When it comes out let it cool for a few minutes while you heat up the olive oil in a skillet on Medium heat. Scrape cooled crostini with a sliced clove of garlic and set aside.
Put shallots and garlic into the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp turn pink. Use tongs to remove the shrimp and chop into halves or thirds. Add the tomatoes to the skillet and turn heat to Medium-high. Add the wine to the skillet and stir with wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Add the stock to the skillet and scrape up the brown bits and gooey-goodness up from the bottom of the pan. Continue to stir until most of the liquid has cooked off.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the cheese and the basil and mix until the cheese has evenly liquefied and a good mixture has formed. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread the, well, spread onto your crostini and either serve or chill for serving later. (Yep--it works both ways!)
Notes:
This was my biggest risk as of late. Shrimp can be expensive and and easily be ruined by a tweak test.
Tweaks:
Read above for a list of changes I made to amounts.
I hate tarragon and skipped the arugula in favor of basil
I substituted the marscarpone with goat cheese.
I hate tarragon and skipped the arugula in favor of basil
I substituted the marscarpone with goat cheese.
(Possible) Cheats:
*Possible cheat for others: buy your shrimp already prepared.
Verdict: Success
Neighbor-worthy. And in two versions: chilled and warm!
Neighbor-worthy. And in two versions: chilled and warm!
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