Cranberry Fettuccine Tomato Cream Sauce With Shrimps and Scallops

Photo: I Just Love My Apron

Ingredients

For shrimps

Ingredients:

1 pound raw peeled de-veined tail-off 16/20 shrimp

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Pasta

Iingredients:

1 pound Fettuccine pasta or spaghetti (your choice)

1 gallon cranberry juice

Sea salt for salting water

cup Save 1 of cranberry juice from cooking pasta

Scallop tomato creamy sauce

Ingredients:

1 pound baby scallops

3 tablespoons tomato paste

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup dry white wine

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup leftover cranberry juice from boiling pasta

8 ounces pint sliced white mushroom

1 fresh bay leaf; if using dry please use 2 leaves

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon thinly sliced shallots

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/4 teaspoon each oregano, grounded nutmeg, cayenne pepper

1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

1 tablespoon minced parsley

Salt and pepper for seasoning

Preparation

Season shrimps with salt, pepper, and paprika. Set aside in a fridge for 15 mins

Boil cranberry juice and season with salt, add pasta and cook to al dente per package's instruction

Save 1 cup of cranberry juice from cooking. We will use 1/2 cup. The other half is in case we need to lighten up the sauce

While pasta is cooking, heat up a medium sauce pan or a deep pan for the sauce

When the pan is hot, add olive oil. Then add shallot and garlic. Saute them till they're translucent

Add mushroom. Saute it till mushroom starts to cook through. They will absorb oil, so add 1 TBS of butter.

Add white wine. Simmer it for 10 mins. Add cream and tomato paste. Use wooden spoon stir for the paste to dissolve.

Add 1/2 cup cranberry juice. Add bay leaf, and all the seasonings. Let it simmer for 15 mins

Add scallops in the sauce; stir

In a meantime, pan-grill the shrimps. Heat up a cast iron pan. Add butter. When butter is melting and starts to bubble. Add shrimps

Cook shrimps for about 2 mins on each side. The trick is to use a back of a wooden spoon or spatula to put some weight on the shrimps so that their edge get crispy and to create a smokey flavor. After cook all the shrimps, set aside by covering with foil

Going back to the sauce, add sour cream, stir, then add cheese. Add salt and pepper if needed

To Plate:

Place pasta on a prepared dish, pour the cream sauce over, place shrimps on top, and sprinkle with minced parsley

Sprinkle with more cheese if needed