Shrimp with Pistachio Sauce

Name: Shrimp with Pistachio Sauce (Gamberi con Salsa di Pistacchi)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 4 anchovy fillets; 2 ounces shelled pistachios; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon capers; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or more to taste; Salt; 1 pound large (16 to 20 count) shrimp in the shell; 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

Gamberi con Salsa di Pistacchi

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Usually one hears of a restaurant giving a loyal customer the recipe for one of their favorite dishes. When my wife and I had this delicious and unusual appetizer at a restaurant on the Italian Riviera, we discovered it was a loyal customer who had given the restaurant the recipe!

Ingredients

Salt
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 pound large (16 to 20

Europe
Italy
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Pasta
Mediterranean

Method

Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a medium pot. Add 1 teaspoon salt and the vinegar, then add the shrimp. Cover the pot to bring the water back to a boil as quickly as possible. As so