Broiled Shrimps and Halloumi over Pasta
 
 
Author/ Συγγραφέας:
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Appetizer/Main Course
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek-Cypriot
Serves: 4-5
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 yellow pepper, sliced
  • 1 green pepper, sliced
  • 600 gr. / 21 oz. shrimps, deveined, thawed, tailless
  • 130 gr. / 4.5 oz. halloumi cheese, cut in small cubes
  • 400 gr. / 14 oz. whole tomatoes in sauce
  • 200 gr. / 7 oz. tomato sauce
  • ½ cup orange juice or dry white wine
  • ¼ cup heavy cream, light or full fat whatever you have handy
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 3 tbsp parsley
  • If you use wine add 2 tsp of sugar, if you use orange juice you are just fine.
  • 500 gr. / 18 oz. pasta
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
  1. In a skillet pour the olive oil and in medium heat sauté the onion and peppers until they start to soften.
  2. Add the garlic and sauté for one minute.
  3. Pour the wine or orange juice and increase fire to medium/high.
  4. Sauté until half of the portion of wine or orange juice has evaporated.
  5. Add the tomatoes cut in chunks and the tomato juice.
  6. Sprinkle salt, pepper and all the herbs and toss.
  7. If using wine add the sugar too.
  8. Lower fire to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
  9. Two minutes before the end of simmering add the shrimps and the heavy cream.
  10. Turn on the broiler to max.
  11. Take a deep pan or pyrex and throw the shrimps so as to form one layer.
  12. Scatter the halloumi cubes all over and put under the broiler having a distance from it about 10 cm / 4 in.
  13. Let it broil for about five minutes or until halloumi has taken a nice golden color in its surface.
  14. Please be careful and while it is under the broiler don’t go away. It can be burnt very easily.
  15. Now you can serve it as an appetizer, just like this or you can prepare some pasta and serve it on top of it as a main course.
  16. The choice is yours. Either way it is delicious!
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/broiled-shrimps-and-halloumi-over-pasta/