Best Drunken Shrimp Or Chicken Or Crawfish Pasta Recipes

ORIGINAL CRAWFISH OR SHRIMP MONICA

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta in salt water according to the directions on the package. Drain, then rinse under cool water to stop the cooking. Drain again, thoroughly.
• 2. Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute onions and garlic for 3 minutes.
• 3. *If using raw shrimp, add them with the onions and garlic at the beginning.
• 4. Add the crawfish and half-and-half, sauté until bubbly.
• 5. Add Creole seasoning - 1 big pinch then taste. Add more as needed but tasting before adding the next pinch until you think it's right. Add salt if needed. If you've boiled your own crawfish add the crawfish fat to the mixture as well.
• 6. Cook for 5 - 10 minutes over medium heat until the sauce thickens.
• 7. Add the pasta to the pot and toss well. You may not need to use all of the pasta. (I double the recipe when using the whole pound of pasta.) Let it sit for about 10 minutes over very low heat, stirring often.
• 8. Serve immediately, with lots of French bread and a nice white wine. Buon Appetito!
• 9. *COOKS NOTE: Most of the time I use half Heavy Cream and half - Half and Half, or in other words 1 1/3 cups heavy cream and 2/3 cups milk. I generally buy Heavy Cream because it can be cut with milk to make Half and Half. The sauce seems to thicken better than straight Half and Half but using all Heavy Cream is too thick.
• 10. *Tip: The sauce is excellent over Redfish on da Half Shell or grilled filets - I call it Redfish Monica.
• 11. *Options: If you don't have crawfish, use bay scallops, shrimp, lump crabmeat (add last and fold in gently).

DRUNKEN SHRIMP OR CHICKEN OR CRAWFISH PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Core the tomatoes and cut into halves.
• Core the bell peppers and cut into halves lengthwise, discarding the seeds and membranes.
• Rub the skins of the tomatoes and peppers with a small amount of vegetable oil and make a small slit in the skin of each tomato half.
• Arrange cut side down in a baking pan and roast in the oven until the skins blister.
• Squeeze the seeds from the tomatoes and chop coarsely.
• Julienne the bell peppers.
• Bring the cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan.
• Stir in the roasted tomatoes and cook until the mixture is reduced 1/3 and the sauce will coat the spoon.
• Saute the garlic in the butter in a large saute pan until golden brown.
• Add the shrimp, leeks, mushrooms, and Creole seasoning.
• Saute until the shrimp are partially cooked.
• Add the beer and stir to deglaze the pan.
• Cook until the beer has evaporated.
• Add the tomato cream and pasta; mix well and season with kosher salt.
• Spoon onto serving plates and top with the Romano cheese and roasted bell peppers.
• Garnish with parsley.

DRUNKEN PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.
• Make the bread crumb gremolata: Heat the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the bread crumbs and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the bread crumbs are golden brown, 2-4 minutes. Transfer the bread crumbs to a heatproof bowl.
• Add the parsley, lemon zest, and salt and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Make the drunken bucatini: Once the water is boiling, add the bucatini and cook until just shy of al dente, 6-7 minutes. Reserve ½ cup (240 ml) pasta cooking water, then drain.
• While pasta is cooking, heat a large, high-walled skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 30 seconds, until fragrant. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the pan and continue to stir for about 1 minute more, until the garlic starts to brown.
• Add the red wine to the pan and cook until reduced by about 25%, 2-3 minutes.
• Add the drained bucatini to the pan and toss gently with tongs. The wine will reduce more as the noodles cook through and soak up the wine, 2-3 minutes.
• Add the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter, the salt, and pepper. Toss until the butter is melted and the pasta is silky, about 2 minutes.
• Divide the pasta between 2 bowls and top with the bread crumb gremolata. Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

CREAMY CRAWFISH PASTA

Steps:

• Add butter to a Dutch oven, preferably cast iron, set over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, green pepper and celery. Cook until onion is opaque.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add crawfish and cook until heated through.
• Add cream and jalapeno cream cheese and cook until heated through and cream cheese is melted. Add your favorite Cajun seasoning, to taste. Stir in the parmesan to incorporate.
• Add prepared pasta and heat through. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Garnish with additional parmesan cheese.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH YA-YA PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil; stir in the egg noodles and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chopped onion, green pepper, garlic, and parsley. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the crawfish tails and Cajun seasoning; simmer 5 minutes longer.
• Pour in the heavy cream, mushrooms, and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese; stir until the cheese has melted. Toss the pasta with the crawfish sauce and green onions; sprinkle with the remaining Cheddar cheese.

SHRIMP & CRAWFISH PASTA

Steps:

• Saute garlic in olive oil for 1 minute.
• Add Scallions & Cajun seasoning - saute for 1 minute.
• Add Cream and most of the can of chicken broth - Simmer 5 minutes (Note: the amount of chicken broth determines how thin you like your sauce).
• Add Worcestershire, Tabasco, 1/4 cup cheese, shrimp & crawfish - simmer 5 minutes.
• Spoon over cooked Linguini.
• Top with 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese.

DRUNKEN SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a large skillet over high heat, and cook and stir onion, garlic, and ginger just until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the shrimp, salt, and black pepper, and cook and stir until the shrimp is slightly pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beer, ketchup, and sugar, and bring the sauce to a boil.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, and stir into the boiling sauce. Cook until the sauce returns to a boil and thickens, the shrimp are bright pink on the outside, and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sesame oil; remove from heat. Sprinkle with the green onions.

CREAMY CRAWFISH PASTA

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions; drain. Keep warm.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until blended.
• Add green onions and next 4 ingredients; saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add bouillon cube and next 7 ingredients; cook 10 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in hot sauce, if desired.
• Serve over linguine noodles; sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese.