I’m apparently still obsessed with death, because I can’t put My Last Supper down. I mean, of all recommendations, wouldn’t a “last-recipe-ever” tag by a respected chef seem like a good place to start? Especially when the chef is Mario Batali and his recipe is called Shrimp in Crazy Water? It looked like a beautiful rustic dish, rather like his chicken with green sauce recipe I still salivate over.
The “crazy” in the water is due to some fresh chiles, which in my case were serranos, though jalapeños or habeneros—for you really crazy folk—would also work. The chiles certainly do make a scene in the tomato and fennel sauce, though not in a way that would impede excessive slurping. I sure couldn’t find any live or whole shrimp in Ohio, so I had to settle for some wild Gulf shrimp without their heads. Not exactly the perfect re-creation for his last meal, but perfectly delicious for a weeknight meal.
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