Creamy Jerk Shrimp Pasta Recipe _ How to make rasta pasta _ Jerk Shrimp Rasta Pasta

Welcome foodies .

Today , we are making some delicious jerk shrimp , rasta pasta .

Now , this dish has evolved over the years , it started off with a on pasta and some vegetables .

But over the years , it has become a cheesy sauce with some jerk seasoning , colorful peppers and some sort of protein on top .

No , traditionally , this is not a dish associated with a rastafari .

It's just that uh originally it was vegetarian .

So it's something they could partake in and also the colors that we're using .

Those red , yellow and green peppers .

Those are the colors that are on the flag that we call the Rasta flag that we see often in Jamaica .

So I can see why over the years it has been dubbed the Rasta pasta .

So everybody has their own twist on it .

Let's get into making this delicious dish .

So what I have here guys is some cleaned shrimp and we are just going to be drizzling some olive oil on there and we're gonna add some wet jerk seasoning .

So this is that really thick one that has all the scotch on it and the scallion at the time blended together .

So this is very rich .

And then of course , because it's really spicy , I'm gonna use my gloves this time .

You can use your clean hands if you want to .

That's perfectly fine .

And then I'm gonna add some old bay .

The reason I'm adding the old bay is because this works so well with seafood .

It really does well with seafood .

If you can't find Old Bay , you can make your own or use a little all purpose seasoning and that's it .

Marinate this for about 30 minutes or 25 if that's all you have .

Now , this is a hot pot with hot oil .

We want to sear the shrimp .

You want the heat to be on a high or medium high so that the shrimp doesn't produce any water because you want to get that beautiful sear on there .

So add all the shrimp in there and once you see the edges looking kind of peachy pink and they start curling up , then that gives you an idea that um , it's almost ready to flip it .

These are jumbo shrimp .

So they'll take maybe three minutes per side or two minutes per side depending on how high your heat is while those are cooking .

You want to boil your pasta .

Now we're using , but you could use Reggaeton if you want to .

You could use fettuccini if you want to .

But I love Penny with this .

So boil that and then check on your shrimp and once you see that beautiful color .

You can flip them over .

So remove the shrimp , set it aside and then you have this beautiful seasoning in the pot .

Do not remove that .

Add your butter and stir things around .

Don't worry about those little bits of seasoning that are sticking to the pan .

We're gonna take care of that later .

Just keep your heat medium and add the paprika .

So when you cook the spices in any oil or if you toast them , it just helps to really enhance the flavor .

So we're not burning it , just cook it for a little bit and then add some scallion and the thyme .

Now we have this , these are herbs and seasonings already in the jerk seasoning but adding the fresh ones really help .

Now we're going in with our peppers .

So we're adding three different colors .

This is essential because remember that this is a merge of Italian cuisine and Jamaican cuisine .

So you want to see these bright colors that are going to tell you that .

Yes , this is a Caribbean dish rich in flavor , vibrant .

So stir these in just for a few seconds guys , you don't want to cook them too soft because remember they're going to simmer in sauce .

So just for a few seconds and then we're going to stir in some minced garlic .

So keep stirring everything over that medium heat , keep loosening up those seasonings that are on the surface of the pan and then you wanna cook your garlic until it's a very fragrant .

We're not trying to burn it .

All right .

So keep stirring those and then we are going to go in with more flavor , more ingredients .

Once the garlic is nice and fragrant , add some jerk marinade .

If you can't find a jerk marinade , add jerk sauce , I wanna use this because it's smoother .

It's a little more liquidy than the wet seasoning we used initially .

So we get that flavor and we get , you know , the liquid to loosen up the seasonings .

And of course , I just added some broth as well .

You don't wanna add water because water has no flavor .

The broth will give it some flavor and all the seasoning on the surface of the pan is going to be loosened up .

So keep mixing things around , keep loosening it up with your spoon .

So let this reduce for a few seconds and then we are gonna go in with some heavy cream .

If you don't have heavy cream , you could use whipping cream really rich .

This is why I prefer to use this over milk in this recipe .

Now we're gonna go in with some all purpose seasoning and this is just gonna add a really nice flavor without using just plain salt .

I'm also gonna add some all spice because this is one of the main flavors in jerk .

So we get more of that jerk essence without adding extra jerk marinade , which would be very spicy .

So that's why I added that at this point , I want your heat to be very low or turn it off and stir in the Parmesan cheese .

And then we're gonna add the mozzarella cheese and the cheddar as well .

After adding the cheeses , I want you to taste check if it needs a little salt or a little pepper because sometimes the cheeses come with their own salt .

So once you've adjusted that , then we will add the drained penne pasta .

Now guys , I did add some more paprika off camera , but I will include all of the ingredient details in the description below the video .

So remember to click that down arrow and check it out at this point .

We go in with our last amount of cheese and then we will stir everything together .

Your heat should be very low or turned off completely depends on how cold your cheese is .

If your cheese is very cold , then you might need a little bit of heat to help it melt and then you just stir in the shrimp that was cooked earlier and then definitely add those juices too , that bowl that the shrimp was sitting in , pour out all of those juices into the pasta as well .

And this is good to go guys .

It's absolutely delicious .

It is so pretty , like look at all those beautiful colors and it's super flavorful .

It reminds you of Alfredo , but it isn't exactly Alfredo .

It has those beautiful Caribbean flavors jumping out at you .

I really hope you guys enjoy this .

It is so tasty .

I mean , because of the jumbo shrimp too .

Oh my goodness .

Really nice and juicy .

And then you got that beautiful pasta .

So , so delicious guys .

Give it a try .

Let me know what you think .

See you next time .