KitchenMagician's Recipe

GNOCCHI - SHRIMP AND SAFFRON

Category: Pasta in Sauce

Makes 4 servings.

1 T. butter
1 onion, thinly sliced
6 mushrooms, sliced
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 lb. potato gnocchi, cooked and hot
20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 T. sour cream
1 tsp. paprika
pinch saffron
salt to taste
2 T. shredded fresh basil
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Stir in onion, mushrooms, and brown sugar. Cook and stir until the onion has cooked to a deep brown color, about 10 minutes. Remove the caramelized onions and set aside.
Place the skillet over medium-high heat, and stir in shrimp.
Cook and stir until the shrimp have turned pink on the outside and are no longer translucent in the center, about 5 minutes.
Add caramelized onions, sour cream, paprika, and saffron.
Cook and stir until mixture begins to simmer, then gently fold in cooked gnocchi; season to taste with salt.
Pour gnocchi into a serving dish; sprinkle with shredded basil and Parmesan cheese to serve.