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Linguine with Hot and Spicy Shrimps & a Tomato,Ouzo Sauce (Garidomakaronada)

Written by Published on Updated on May 25, 2019 in Main dishes

Goedemorgen 🙂 Ik hoop alles goed :)…ok well as you can see I do have the basics down in the Dutch language…not enough to fully have a normal conversation but getting there.  I had another lesson yesterday, and I know I have mentioned this before that this is a difficult language to learn but when you have the right teacher then with time it gets easier.  I really enjoy going to my lesson because my teacher is absolutely fantastic!  She is funny, calm and has a great sense of humor so along with the lesson we do have a few giggles. 🙂

Yesterday I decided to walk instead of taking the bike, 🙂 and for the first day of Spring it was sunny, chilly but lovely..:) When my lesson was over I popped into the super market to pick up some Shrimps for a pasta recipe that I was going to make.  Ouzo does make all the difference in this dish. 🙂  

LINGUINE WITH HOT AND SPICY SHRIMPS & A TOMATO,OUZO SAUCE (GARIDOMAKARONADA)

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 package of Linguine any pasta you prefer
  • 500 grams Shrimps
  • 1 Onion diced optional
  • 4 Fresh Tomatoes chopped
  • 2 teaspoons of Tomato Paste optional
  • 1/2 cup Ouzo
  • 1 Chilli chopped optional
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Bukovo hot pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • Wash and drain shrimps…if you buy frozen shrimp leave them out for at least 4 hrs, to defrost.
  • Chop the tomatoes.
  • In a large pot add water, shrimps and bay leaves and boil for 20 minutes.
  • Before draining the shrimps separate 2 cups of this water. Boil salted water for pasta and add in the 2 cups of water that was set aside.
  • In a separate sauce pan add the olive oil, and tomatoes cook for 15 minutes.
  • Continue by adding in the Ouzo.
  • Add the shrimps and the rest of the ingredients. Cook for 1 hour on medium heat and until sauce has thicken. If you dont have hot pepper flakes you can use 1 chilli, it is best to chop it and then add it into the shrimp sauce.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

30 Comments

  1. mistimaan
    March 21, 2018 at 4:55 pm  ·  Reply
    Looks tasty
  2. jyo
    March 21, 2018 at 5:34 pm  ·  Reply
    Deliciousness sophie💯💯
  3. Karin, theaustriandish
    March 21, 2018 at 9:06 pm  ·  Reply
    Yummy - love the addition of ouzo! That gives it this special taste :)
  4. dtills
    March 22, 2018 at 4:41 am  ·  Reply
    I still have not tried Ouzo! I need to find some soon 💕
  5. MichaelStephenWills
    March 22, 2018 at 12:28 pm  ·  Reply
    Gosh that looks amazing...
  6. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    March 22, 2018 at 12:59 pm  ·  Reply
    Morning and yes, all is good. Although I don't eat seafood, this dish looks tasty!
  8. Novus Lectio
    March 23, 2018 at 5:27 pm  ·  Reply
    Oh this makes me hungry!!
  9. a little Swiss, a little Canadian
    March 24, 2018 at 1:37 am  ·  Reply
    Very yummy pasta dish Sophie! Happy weekend!😊
  10. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    April 7, 2018 at 6:43 pm  ·  Reply
    I am catching up on your blog, so I apologize in advance for too many comments on older post :):) This looks amazing. If I haven't said it before thank you for always post such delicious, and easy to understand recipes :):):) AND I haven't forgot the mortar and pestle I promised to post for you, along with the diner outing. I took the picture of it that day but just haven't loaded it onto the laptop so I can post it. We talked about it in January, I hope it won't take me until next January to post it :):)
  11. dyl-icious
    May 2, 2018 at 8:01 pm  ·  Reply
    Prawns & pasta 2 of my favorite foods, looks delicious!! Will definitely give this ago, thank you x
  12. InspiresN
    May 3, 2018 at 7:08 pm  ·  Reply
    wow looks so delicious, love shrimp and anything with it!

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