Traditionally, when I think of marinara, I think of pork, veal, or beef as the accompanying protein. My dad often combined shrimp with onions, peas, and marinara, which he served over a bowl of pasta or rice. It was an easy, tasty weeknight dinner. I hope this delights you and your children as much as it delighted me when I was a child.
Posts tagged pasta
Italian Sausage Pasta
I accidentally made this pasta one night when I came home from work, a little late, and didn’t have enough time to make my usual marinara sauce. I also didn’t have any red wine around…but luckily did have an already open bottle of sauvignon blanc. I wouldn’t normally think to combine white wine and Italian sausage, but the Romans often combine guanciale with white wine to make an amatriciana sauce…so why not?
Shrimp Pasta
On our honeymoon in Eleuthra, we ate at a restaurant owned by Italians where I was scolded for asking for cheese with my shrimp and squid. I was internally hand gesturing to them through my eyes – but I’m Sicilian – we love to combine cheese with seafood. Arguably, anytime you add a pesto to seafood you are marrying cheese and seafood with a delicious result. So why all the snobbery with combining seafood with cheese? I hope that this version of shrimp pasta helps you reconsider the antiquated rule of not topping seafood with cheese.