Shrimp Marengo

Preparation info
  • About

    8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • ½ pound sliced lean bacon, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1 cup

Method

  1. Sauté the bacon in a large skillet or Dutch oven until crisp. Remove and reserve.

  2. Add garlic and onions to bacon drippings and sauté until tender and golden but not browned. Add celery and mushrooms and cook for five minutes.

  3. Return bacon to skillet. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, monosodium glutamate, rosemary, basil, bay leaf, salt, p