Shrimp in a Chunky Marinara Sauce

Name: Shrimp in a Chunky Marinara Sauce
Yield: makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 2 1/2 pounds jumbo shrimp (about 30), peeled and deveined; Salt; One 35-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes (preferably San Marzano), cored and coarsely crushed; 1 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper; 8 fresh basil leaves, torn into quarters; 2 tablespoons minced fresh Italian parsley

December 9, 2011

This dish is excellent served as a main course or as a dressing for pasta. (Toss the pasta with the sauce and top the plates with shrimp.) It is also delicious spooned over hot Soft Polenta (page 346).

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