Smoked Shrimp Garganelli with Pancetta, Arugula and Cranberry Beans

Ingredients

Cooking Directions

To smoke the shrimp

Soak wood chips for 20 minutes, set smoker to 83 degrees and let oven fill with smoke. Place the ground shrimp in an even layer in a 2 inch half hotel pan over a 4 inch half hotel pan filled with ice. Smoke for 13 minutes. Process is the same for the whole shrimp.

For the cranberry beans

Bring all ingredients to a simmer, reduce heat and cook until beans are soft. Season with salt after cooked. Cool down in their liquid

For the ragout

In EVOO sweat the shallots, garlic and chili until a LIGHT golden brown. Add the fennel seed and toast until aromatic.

Add ground smoked shrimp and cook, breaking up large pieces with the spatula. Add the cooked cranberry beans in liquid, and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Cool.

For the pancetta

Slice the pancetta thin on the slicer. Cut into 1 inch squares. Render the pancetta over medium high heat lightly until just cooked. Drain.

For the pickup

EVOO

Whole shrimp, 3 for app, 5 for main course

Chicken stock

Ragout

Parcooked pasta

Butter

Wild arugula

Chives

Rendered pancetta

Saute the whole shrimp in EVOO. Add 2 ounces chicken stock and 2 Kunz spoons of ragout. Add parcooked pasta and cook for 1 minute. Finish with a touch of butter, wild arugula, chives and rendered pancetta.