Chef Alrick Robinson from Jerk615 made Jerk Shrimp (Rasta Pasta) and gave us a preview of the annual Music City Jerk Festival. The Music City Jerk Festival will take place Saturday, July 1 from 1:30pm until 8pm at The Green at Riverfront Park, 310 1st Ave. (Beside Ascend Ampitheater) . Entry to the event is free. Enjoy The Caribbean Block Party featuring various Caribbean dishes, craft vendors, a Kids Zone with face painting and Bounce House, live steel pan players, and performers. To learn more about the Music City Jerk Festival follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nashvillejerkfest/. Jerk615 is a Caribbean delivery service restaurant bringing authentic Jamaica cuisine to Nashville. To learn more about how to place your order follow @Jerk615LLC on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/jerk615 on Facebook.
JERK SHIMP (RASTA PASTA)
1 lb Shrimp, cleaned and deveined
1 lb Penne pasta
3 c Heavy cream
1 1/2c Grated Parmesan cheese
3 large Bell peppers (Julienne)
1 large Onion (Julienne)
3 Carrots (Julienne)
1/3 c Vegetable broth
1 1/2 T Jerk sauce of choice (mild)
Salt & Pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- In a bowl season shrimp with salt, pepper and jerk sauce then mix together.
- In a hot skillet add shrimp cook until golden brown on each side.
- Add peppers onions and carrots with the shrimp sauté together.
- Add vegetables stock and let liquid cook out until completely gone and put to side.
- In a hot skillet sauté of your pepper, onion, and carrot.
- Next add your cream, Parmesan cheese and jerk sauce. Let come to simmer until thickened.
- After sauce is thickened add pasta and mix together.
