Ingredients:
250 grams orzo pasta, boiled keeping 1 cup water from the water used in boiling)
2 cup cherry tomato, quartered
2 tsp tomato paste
1 cup vegetable broth or 1 maggi cube dissolved in 1 cup hot water
500 grams shrimp, deveined, tails on (or off if you wish)
2 garlic cloves minced
2 TBS olive oil
Spices: 1 tsp italian spices, 1 tsp smoked or normal paprika, 1 tsp basil, 1/2 tsp chilli falkes, a pinch of black and white pepper, salt to taste
Preparation:
Heat a wide pan
Add 1 TBS olive oil, the spices and garlic
Cook for 30 seconds
Add shrimp and cook for around 5 mn until pink in color
Remove shrimp from pan
Add the remaining 1 TBS olive oil, tomato and tomato paste and cook for 2-3 mn
Add 1 cup vegetable stock and let simmer for 5-7 mn
Add the boiled orzo and mix well
Add shrimp and combine all together
Serve immediately with some parmesan cheese (optional)