Shrimp With Tomato Wine Sauce & Polenta

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Ingredients

1 cup	Polenta, dry
6 tbsp	Extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp	Granulated sugar
1/2 tsp	Salt (or to taste)
1 bunch	Green onion (dark and light green segments separated and thinly sliced)
1/2 tsp	Crushed red pepper
3 tbsp	Tomato paste, canned
1/2 cup	White wine, dry
681 gm	Shrimp, raw (shelled and deveined)
1/4 cup	Parsley, fresh (coarsely chopped flat-leaf)
1 tbsp	Lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp	Lemon peel (zest) (finely grated)
1 dash	Black pepper (Freshly ground; to taste)

Make the polenta. In a medium saucepan, combine 6 cups of water with the sugar and bring to a boil. Slowly whisk in the polenta. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 8 - 10 minutes. Turn off heat. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with sea salt. It will be soft and sauce-like. Place lid on saucepan to keep warm.
Make shrimp and sauce. In a large pan, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil. To create onion-infused oil, add the light green onion segments and sauté for 3 – 5 minutes until they start to brown, then discard.
Add dark green onion segments and crushed red pepper. Cook over moderate heat for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until slightly darkened, about 3 minutes. Add the wine and 1/4 cup of water and simmer over moderately high heat for 1 minute.
Add the shrimp and simmer, stirring, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Stir in the parsley, lemon juice and lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
Rewarm the polenta over medium heat, whisking constantly.
To serve, spoon polenta in the center of a shallow bowl. Top with shrimp & sauce. Garnish with additional parsley. Serve immediately.

Calories 491

Calories from fat 196

Calories from saturated fat 28.6

Total Fat 21.8 g

Saturated Fat 3.2 g

Trans Fat 0.0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5 g

Monounsaturated Fat 15.2 g

Cholesterol 274 mg

Sodium 517 mg

Potassium 693 mg

Total Carbohydrate 32 g

Dietary Fiber 2.1 g

Sugars 6.5 g

Protein 37 g