Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained, reserve
  • 1 garlic minced or pressed
  • 1 pound shrimp large, 31-35/lb, shelled, deveined
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions thinly, including tops
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup dry vermouth
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 10 ounces linguine
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • fresh basil sprigs

Method

  • Add 2 Tbs oil from tomatoes, heat in wide frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and shrimp when oil is hot. Cook, while stirring, until shrimp are opaque when cut (about 6 min). Remove from pan. Add onions, chopped basil, tomatoes, pepper, broth vermouth and cream to pan. Boil over high hear, stirring occasionally until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups (about 10 min). Return shrimp to pan and stir until just heated through.
  • Meanwhile cook linguine in 3 qts boiling water until just al dente
  • (about 8 min for dried linguine). Drain, arrange on 4 plates and spoon sauce over. Garnish with basil, cheese to taste.