white beans and shrimp

[kellytree]

Im am looking for a few ideas on what to do with white beans and shrimp.

Ideas please.

[kellytree]

white bean ravioli may be an idea ....

so,

recipes for your favorite white bean filling perhaps?

[Margo]

There's a recipe in Fine Cooking #62 (Dec 2003/Jan 2004) for a pureed white bean soup with shrimp and garlic croutons as a garnish. The soup is flavored with onion/celery/carrot, garlic, and rosemary and lemon juice. I've been meaning to try it...

[ham hock]

Check out Robert Peytons recipe- 2nt from the top in the most popular index at www.appetites.us/

[markk]

I peel a head of garlic (the nice purple stuff if you can find it) and in a very tall, narrow pot (like a maple syrup warmer) cover it with a good spanish or greek olive oil, then simmer it very slowly covered with tin foil - 15-20 minutes will give you beautiful "roasted" garlic flavor. Then I sautee the beans in that oil in a separate pan, and sometimes add some fresh (hand-crushed) tomatoes and some thyme and simmer them a bit.

Separately, I marinate shrimp for a little while in olive oil, salt, black pepper, fresh thyme, and lemon zest, and when ready, I grill them and serve them over the beans. You can also turn that into a pasta dish.

Hope this helps you.

[slkinsey]

Here's what I'd do for white beans and shrimp:

Cook the beans to just tender and cool in their liquid. Put a lot (like a cup) of good quality extra virgin olive oil into a frypan or saute pan. Bring up to temperature, throw in the beans and cook them in the oil. Toss in some finely sliced garlic. After everything is warm, add the shrimp, a big fistfull of chopped parsley, maybe a little chopped fresh rosemary and a good pinch of red pepper flakes. Toss on the heat for maybe a minute until the shrimp is barely cooked through. Turn out into a serving bowl, sprinkle with coarse sea salt to taste and drizzle with a little raw extra virgin olive oil. Basta.