Description
We share Tudor Hall Restaurant and Bar’s modern and elegant take on a comfort food cooked with love for her family by every Greek mother,” Kritharoto with Shrimp.”
Ingredients
Scale
- 11 oz. orzo pasta (uncooked)
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 2 pcs spring onions (the white part)
- 2 peeled and chopped tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 16 peeled ‘Symi’ shrimp (large shrimp)
- 1 basil sprig
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ c. olive oil
- Scant ¼ c. white wine
- 6 c. fish broth
- 120 gr. grated Gruyere
- 1 oz. butter (2 Tablespoons)
- Salt (Pepper)
Instructions
- Sauté the onion, the spring onions and the garlic in olive oil.
- Add the orzo pasta, stirring and add the wine.
- Once the alcohol is evaporated, add the chopped tomatoes, the bay leaf, the basil, the salt and pepper to taste.
- Then add little by little the fish broth stirring until all of the broth is absorbed.
- Two or three minutes before removing the food from the heat, add the shrimp.
- Let the shrimp turn pink- don’t over cook.
- Remove the pan from the heat, add the Gruyere cheese and butter, stir well to coat the ‘Kritharoto’ and serve on a hot dish.
- Category: comfort food/ pasta
- Cuisine: Greek