Elswet's Shrimp Pasta In Herb Butter Sauce

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon hungarian paprika (toasted and set aside)
• 1 lb thick spaghetti (uncooked weight) or 1 lb pasta, of your choice cooked, drained, and set aside (uncooked weight)
• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled, cooked, and warm (cooked weight)
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced
• 1/2 lb butter or 1/2 lb margarine
• 2 tablespoons 2% low-fat milk (or higher)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced chives
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fennel
• 1/2 teaspoon ground rosemary
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 spread paprika out on a cookie sheet and toast in 400° oven for 7 minutes and set aside for later step[this is done to release the flavor of this rich spice].
• 2 cook pasta according to directions, drain, and set aside for later step.
• 3 peel and boil [or boil and peel, whichever you prefer] medium shrimp just until pink, drain and place on top of pasta.
• 4 cream butter with the flour.
• 5 place in double boiler with the milk, salt, pepper, and cayenne over medium flame/heat, stirring continually for 8 minutes or until smooth.
• 6 when smooth and thoroughly heated, add parsley, chives, garlic, fennel and rosemary.
• 7 blend and cook for additional 4 minutes continuing to stir, pour over pasta and shrimp, mix well but not enough to tear apart the pasta.
• 8 dish into individual bowls [plates, etc], top with parmesan cheese and dust with toasted paprika.
• 9 serve hot.