The mezze penne with shrimp and saffron sauce are a quick and tasty dish , rich in flavor and visually appealing. Great to bring to the table in an elegant setting , the mezze penne with meat sauce and saffron shrimp are a perfect dish for beginners in the kitchen. ...
ingredients
Mezze penne 400 g , 600 g of gray shrimp , 1 clove of unpeeled garlic , 1 teaspoon of saffron pistils, lemon zest to taste, 1 bunch of parsley, chopped pistachios to taste, olive oil , salt.
Difficulty: 2/5
Food availability : 2/5
Preparation time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 12 minutes
preparation
Bring to a boil a pot full of water duly salted , then tuffateci the pasta and bring to cooking.
Soak the saffron in a little warm water .
While pasta is cooking , heat a frying pan a generous round of extra virgin olive oil along with the stalks of parsley and a clove of garlic crushed .
Take the shrimp , shell them and remove the black gutted then chop very coarsely.
As soon as the oil begins to sizzle , add the shrimp to the pan well and sauté for a few seconds.
Please add at this point , with little saffron soaking water and cook on high heat.
Remove the stems of parsley and garlic from the pan.
Wet the shrimp sauce with a little water from the pasta rich in starch to make the sauce creamier .
Drain the pasta and transfer it to the pan with the sauce of shrimp , add a little chopped parsley and sauté for a few seconds.
Turn off the heat under the pan , spread the chopped parsley and grated over pasta in the lemon zest.
Serve the pasta completing the pareparazione with the chopped pistachios and grated lemon zest.