OLIVE GARDEN SEAFOOD PORTOFINO SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the roux (heat vegetable oil on medium/high, add flour, stir continuously until oil flour mixture browns).
• If you see black flecks in roux it is burnt & you must start over.
• The amount of oil I used was equal to the amount of roux required by the recipe.
• For instance, the original recipe calls for 4 oz of roux.
• So 8 tbsp oil (I use butter) and 8 tbsp white flour.
• Set aside.
• Remaining roux freezes beautifully.
• Make shrimp stock.
• If you are using head on shrimp, set aside the heads and shells and boil with just enough water to cover.
• After boiling 10mins. Discard heads and shells and use the remaining shrimp stock in the amount required by the recipe.
• Melt Butter on medium heat.
• Add diced onion and garlic puree cover but stir occasionally.
• After diced onions are sauteed add white wine and uncover.
• Turn up heat to high until boiling then back down to medium.
• Cook 5 minutes on medium.
• Now stir in roux and shrimp stock and Old Bay Seasoning. Cook 3 minutes.
• Now add milk and heavy cream.
• Turn heat on high just until mixture starts to boil.
• Turn on medium/low, cover stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, the Sauce is ready. I turned heat to low while I prepared the seafood.
• Heat oil in saute pan over medium flame.
• Put mushrooms in cook 30 seconds.
• Add mussels and cook 30 seconds.
• Add seafood.
• Cook 30 seconds.
• Flip cook 15 seconds more.
• Add portofino sauce 3oz.
• cook until bubbling throughout.
• Move mushrooms and seafood to one side of pan.
• Add linguine to other side.
• Using tongs, coat pasta with sauce. (mussels should be open).