Shrimp on wheels

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
5ouncesWagon wheel pasta
Salt -- to taste
1quartWater
1tablespoonCrab boil -- seasoning
¼Lemon
¾poundsLarg deveined raw shrimp --
Unpeeled
2tablespoonsUnsalted butter
2tablespoonsMinced shallots
2tablespoonsFlour
1tablespoonChicken bouillon granules --
Dissolved in:
¼cupBoiling water
1cupMilk
½cupDry white wine -- pref.
Vermouth
2tablespoonsMayonnaise -- homemade best
1tablespoonDijon mustard
1cupShredded sharp Cheddar
Cheese
1cupFrozen baby peas

Directions

Preheat oven to 350=B0. Butter a 2 qt. casserole dish with a lid. Set aside. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water for 10-12 minutes, until al dente. Drain and set aside. In a large frypan, bring the quart of water toa boil and add the lemon and the crab boil seasoning. Add the shrimp, cook until just pink, about 1 minute and immediately transfer woth a slotted spoon, leaving the seasoning behind, to a colander to drain. Do not over cook. Drain and peel shrimpl and set aside. IN another large frying pan, melt the butte of Low heat and saute the shallot in it for several minutes, until limp, but not browned. Sprinkl the flour over the sallot and cook over Low heat for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture bubbles.

Stirring constantly, slowly add the chicken bouillon, milk and wine, stirring until thickened. Combiune the mayonnaise and mustard in a small bowl. Add a small amount of the sauce to the mustard and mayonnaise and stir until smooth, then add the mixture to the sauce.

Stir until heated through. Add the cheese, stirrin untkl melted. Add the pasta, shrimp and peas and stir until well combined. Transfer the mixture to the buttered dish and bake, covered, for abut 15-25 minutes or until heated through.

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Recipe By : Diane Mott Davidson, The Last Suppers mystery