Adriatic Shrimps in Tomato Sauce

Visit your local Fish market if possible and try to find fresh shrimps. I recommend smaller shrimps (but not too small) if there will be more people at your dinner party - the social event will last longer...

Other possibility: you can use frozen shrimps, too.

Clean the shrimps with brush under the cold tap water and then dry them well. Finely chop red onions and parsley, don' t mix them together as parsley will be added at the very end. Prepare also basil and oregano.

Put the olive oil in a large pan and sauté the onion for a few minutes. Add shrimps, salt and pepper and stir them if needed. Don't let the onion turn too dark. After 5 minutes add crushed tomato and 1 dl of wine. Add also oregano and basil and stir from time to time. When the sauce become hot, add the rest of the wine and leave the sauce to boil. Try to stir frequently every few minutes for approximately 15 minutes. Just before the end add parsley - this is the way how it will keep the best, fresh taste.

Shrimps must be served immediately after being cooked. The best way is to put the pan in the middle of the table so that everyone can take the shrimps and the sauce by himself. Serve with lot of fresh bread to soak up the sauce.

Put some empty plates on a table because you will need them for the shrimp shells.

Put some bowls with water and sliced lemon to clean your fingers when needed.

Shrimp deveiner and cleaner is useful tool to get some meat out of shrimps' claws.

Well, the only way is a deep look at the pan where the shrimps were served. If the guests are satisfied, the scenery will be something like this one on the picture.