Fox 2 Detroit: Detroit Restaurant Week Preview with Empire Kitchen & Cocktails

Detroit's Empire Kitchen & Cocktails has 10 new menu items, and is participating in Detroit Restaurant Week Feb. 22 - March 3 with a three course dinner for $39. Chef Aaron Lowen stopped by the Fox2 Kitchen Saturday morning to showcase a few of his favorite dishes and to show how he prepares them. 

Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients:

• Calabrian chili tomato cream sauce 

• 1 quart purée tomato 

• 1 quart diced tomato 

• 1/2 cup diced red pepper

• 1/4 cup diced Calabrian chilies

• 1 cup diced onion 

• 1/2 cup Chili oil 

• 4 tbsp garlic 

• 1 cup heavy cream 

• 1 cup lobster meat 

• 1 pound Gemelli pasta 

• 1 pound fresh spinach 

• 15-20 large shrimp Fresh herbs 

Directions

• Begin by sweating onion, garlic, pepper and chilies in oil until soft and tender.

• Add tomato and cook for 20-25 minutes add cream and cook an additional 10 minutes.

• Add in lobster meat and allow to cool. 

• To prepare finished pasta.

• Sauté shrimp with a little olive oil.

• Add in sauce and cook until shrimp are just cooked through.

• Toss in pasta and spinach and wilt.

• Garnish with fresh herbs. 

Original article: http://www.fox2detroit.com/good-day/weekend/detroit-restaurant-week-preview-with-empire-kitchen-cocktails