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Acaraje - black-eyed pea fritters
Asian shrimp with pineapple relish
Bowtie pasta with shrimp and asparagus
Cantonese noodles
Cioppino
Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce
Coconut-ginger shrimp
Fiddlehead with white bean and shrimp salad
Fillets of sole dieppoise
Greek pasta salad with shrimp
Greek salad with grilled shrimp
Greek-style pasta with shrimp
Herbed seafood casserole
Lemon grass fettuccini with seared shrimp and scallops
Nasi goreng
Pad thai with shrimp
Paella valenciana
Pompano captiva
Pompano papillottes
Seafood casserole
Seafood green onion pancake haemul-pajeon
Shrimp salad with belgian endive
Shrimp-tortellini pesto
Stuffed Chinese chicken wings
Thai pasta salad with shrimp and vegetables
Tomato and Seafood Penne
Acaraje - black-eyed pea fritters
Asian shrimp with pineapple relish
Bowtie pasta with shrimp and asparagus
Cantonese noodles
Cioppino
Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce
Coconut-ginger shrimp
Fiddlehead with white bean and shrimp salad
Fillets of sole dieppoise
Greek pasta salad with shrimp
Greek salad with grilled shrimp
Greek-style pasta with shrimp
Herbed seafood casserole
Lemon grass fettuccini with seared shrimp and scallops
Nasi goreng
Pad thai with shrimp
Paella valenciana
Pompano captiva
Pompano papillottes
Seafood casserole
Seafood green onion pancake haemul-pajeon
Shrimp salad with belgian endive
Shrimp-tortellini pesto
Stuffed Chinese chicken wings
Thai pasta salad with shrimp and vegetables
Tomato and Seafood Penne
In the US wild-caught shrimp accounts for less than 10 percent of all the shrimp consumed.
If you don’t live near a coast, the chance of coming across fresh — never frozen — wild-caught shrimp is pretty slim.
Farmed Shrimp
Most experts agree that without aquaculture, there wouldn’t be enough seafood to go around. The ocean is already under too much pressure to be the sole resource, the result of decades of overfishing and environmental factors that are having a negative impact on many seafood populations. But shrimp aquaculture in particular has a very grim reputation, rife with accounts of slave laborers harvesting disease-ridden crustaceans from antibiotic-filled swamps amid the dead mangroves.
Because of the consistent demand for inexpensive shrimp, most of which is raised in countries without much government oversight or intervention into the industry, all of these issues are still very much a reality for the majority of farmed shrimp on the market, despite the international outcry for change. Currently, nearly all the farmed shrimp on the market comes from Southeast Asia (particularly Vietnam), India and South America. Farms in those places vary from well-run facilities that operate with transparency, have fair labor practices, don’t misuse antibiotics, don’t overcrowd their ponds, and are environmentally sustainable, to murky operations without any transparency.
If you don’t live near a coast, the chance of coming across fresh — never frozen — wild-caught shrimp is pretty slim.
Farmed Shrimp
Most experts agree that without aquaculture, there wouldn’t be enough seafood to go around. The ocean is already under too much pressure to be the sole resource, the result of decades of overfishing and environmental factors that are having a negative impact on many seafood populations. But shrimp aquaculture in particular has a very grim reputation, rife with accounts of slave laborers harvesting disease-ridden crustaceans from antibiotic-filled swamps amid the dead mangroves.
Because of the consistent demand for inexpensive shrimp, most of which is raised in countries without much government oversight or intervention into the industry, all of these issues are still very much a reality for the majority of farmed shrimp on the market, despite the international outcry for change. Currently, nearly all the farmed shrimp on the market comes from Southeast Asia (particularly Vietnam), India and South America. Farms in those places vary from well-run facilities that operate with transparency, have fair labor practices, don’t misuse antibiotics, don’t overcrowd their ponds, and are environmentally sustainable, to murky operations without any transparency.
Acaraje - black-eyed pea fritters 
Serves: 6
Preparation time:30 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
1/2 cup dried shrimp
3/4 cup roughly chopped onion
2 teaspoons roughly chopped garlic
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Salt
3 to 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
Black Eye Pea Fritter Sauce, recipe follows
Black-eyed Pea Fritter Sauce-Molho de Acaraje:
1/2 cup dried shrimp
3/4 cup roughly chopped onion
1 teaspoon peeled fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt
Acaraje - black-eyed pea fritters
Preparation:
Soak the black-eyed peas overnight in cold water to cover. Drain. Rub off and discard the skins. Soak the shrimp in cold water to cover for 30 minutes. Puree the peas, onion, shrimp, garlic and cayenne in a food processor. Season to taste with salt, if necessary. Form mixture into tablespoon size balls.
Meanwhile in a 5-quart pot or Dutch oven, fitted with a candy or deep-frying thermometer, or in an electric deep fryer, heat oil over medium-low heat until the thermometer registers 365 degrees F. Make sure you have at least 3 inches of space between the top of the oil and the top of the pan, as oil will bubble up when fritters are added.
Fry the fritters in small batches until golden brown all over, turning once. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve at room temperature with Black-eyed Pea Fritter Sauce.
Black-eyed Pea Fritter Sauce-Molho de Acaraje:
Soak the shrimp in cold water, to cover, for 30 minutes. Drain the shrimp and puree in a food processor or blender with the onion, ginger and red pepper. Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the shrimp mixture for about 5 minutes. Season with salt, to taste. Transfer to a bowl and serve with fritters.
Asian shrimp with pineapple relish
Serves: 6
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time:10 minutes
12 large shrimp, peeled with tails left on, deveined
1/4 cup Thai chili-garlic sauce
12 egg roll wrappers, cut in half into 2 triangles
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup pineapple, cut into a small dice
1/2 red pepper, cut into a small dice
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
Juice of 1 lime
2 green onions, washed, ends removed, chopped
Asian shrimp with pineapple relish
Preparation:
Pour the oil 2 inches deep in a large pot. Heat it to 350 degrees.
Make four slits width-wise across each shrimp belly to keep the
shrimp from curling as they cook. Place the shrimp in a bowl and toss
them with the chili-garlic sauce.
Shake any excess marinade off of the shrimp, wrap them in the egg roll wrappers leaving the tails out and seal the wrapper and seal the wrapper with a mixture of the water and the cornstarch. Set aside.
In a small skillet, combine the pineapple, red pepper, cilantro,
olive oil, lime juice and green onions. Warm over low heat.
Fry the shrimp in small batches in oil over medium-high heat until golden brown, crispy and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes and set aside on paper towels to drain.
Serve with the relish.
Bowtie pasta with shrimp and asparagus
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
2 garlic cloves
8 ounce shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound asparagus
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1/2 cup vegetable stock
2 tablespoon Italian parsley
10 basil leaves
1 pound farfalle pasta
2 tablespoon Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Bowtie pasta with shrimp and asparagus
Preparation:
1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente (firm to the bite), about 8 to 10 minutes.
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large saute pan and cook the garlic until golden. Add the shrimp and saute for an additional 2 minutes.
3. Remove the shrimp from the pan and add the asparagus, salt, hot red pepper flakes, and vegetable stock. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Return the shrimp to the pan and add the parsley and basil and stir to combine.
4. Add the well-drained pasta to the sauce and stir over low heat until the pasta is coated with the sauce. Remove the pan from the heat and add the Parmigiano-Reggiano and stir. Serve immediately.
Cantonese noodles
Serves: 2
Preparation time:40 minutes
Cooking time:10 minutes
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 7–8 medium shrimp (3 oz.), shelled and deveined
• Kosher salt
• 2 small shallots, finely minced (¼ cup)
• One 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced (1 Tbsp.)
• 3 medium garlic cloves, finely minced (1 tsp.)
• 2½ tsp. yellow curry powder
• 1 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1⁄2 small yellow onion, thinly sliced with the grain (¼ cup)
• 1 medium scallion, thinly sliced (¼ cup)
• 1 stalk Chinese chives, thinly sliced (¼ cup)
• 1⁄2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced (⅓ cup)
• 1⁄3 cup soybean sprouts
• 3 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp vegetable oil, divided
• 1 Tbsp. Shaoxing wine *
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 10-15 slices (about 3 oz.) char siu (Chinese barbecued pork) or lap cheong (Chinese sausage, thinly sliced
• Cilantro sprigs, for garnish
Cantonese noodles
Preparation:
1. Cook the vermicelli: Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil, then drop the noodles in, stir well, and cook just until tender, 50–60 seconds. Drain well and set the noodles aside to dry in a large sieve for 20-30 minutes, tossing occasionally to prevent clumping.
2. Meanwhile, heat a wok over medium heat, then add a teaspoon of vegetable oil, swirling to coat the surface. Pour the eggs into the center of the wok, then immediately tilt and swirl the pan to form a thin, even layer. Cook until the egg is thoroughly set, 2-3 minutes, then transfer it to a heat-resistant cutting board and set aside until cool enough to handle. Roll the omelet up tightly, slice into ¼-inch wide strips, and set aside by the stove.
3. Return the wok to high heat and add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, swirling to coat the surface. When the oil begins to smoke, add the shrimp, season with a pinch of salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until they are pink and just barely cooked through, about 1 minute. Use a slotted spoon or a wok spatula to remove the shrimp from the wok and set them by the stove along with the sliced egg.
4. Use a dry paper towel to wipe the wok clean, then return it to high heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, swirling to coat the surface. When the oil begins to smoke, add the shallots, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring continuously until fragrant but not yet colored, 30-60 seconds. Add the curry powder, turmeric, and a pinch of salt and continue cooking, stirring continuously, until the spices are completely incorporated into the aromatics and smell faintly toasted, 1-2 minutes. Add the onion and continue cooking just until softened, 2–3 minutes, then, add the scallions, Chinese chives, red bell pepper, and beansprouts and cook, stirring continuously, for 30 seconds. Add the reserved noodles, along with the Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Using a pair of chopsticks or tongs, lift and toss the noodles to loosen them, allowing them to fry evenly, and incorporating them with the liquids and vegetables. Add the reserved eggs, the char siu or ham, and the shrimp and give the mixture a few final tosses in the wok until the proteins are heated through. Transfer the noodle mixture to a plate, garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro, and serve immediately.
Shaoxing wine
Shaoxing wine is one of the most famous varieties of huangjiu, or traditional Chinese wines, fermented from rice. It originates from the region of Shaoxing, in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is widely used as both a beverage and a cooking wine in Chinese cuisine.
The best substitutes for Shaoxing Wine / Chinese Cooking Wine are:
• Dry sherry – just every day dry sherry;
• Mirin – a Japanese sweet cooking wine;
• Cooking Sake / Japanese Rice Wine – this is a bit lighter in flavor than Chinese cooking wine, but is an acceptable substitute.
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Cioppino
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:25 minutes
1 medium chopped onion
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 pounds chopped canned tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup white wine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 pound fillet of bass or rockfish
12 shrimp , cleaned and deveined
12 cherrystones
12 fresh mussels
Cioppino
Preparation:
In a heavy pot, heat the oil. Add onion, garlic, and parsley. Stir over moderate heat. Do not brown.
Add the chopped, seeded tomatoes and tomato paste, wine, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Cut the fish into portions. Add to pot together with the clean shrimp. Cook for 5 minutes.
Steam the clean cherrystone clams and mussels in a pot with a little water. Add to the stew with the strained juice.
Heat before serving.
Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce
Serves: 4
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time:10 minutes
salt and pepper
1/3 cup flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup shredded coconut
oil for frying
Sweet Chili Sauce (See recipe)
Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce
Preparation:
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, dredge them in flour, dip them in egg and coat them with a mixture of the breadcrumbs and shredded coconut.
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and cook the shrimp until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes, before setting aside on paper towels to drain.
Coconut-ginger shrimp
Serves: 2
Preparation time:20 minutes
Cooking time:30 minutes
1/4 cup finely minced fresh ginger
14-ounce can light coconut milk
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons hot chili-garlic sauce
2 cups snow peas
1/2 sweet red pepper
3 green onions, thinly sliced
Fresh coriander leaves
1 lime
Coconut-ginger shrimp
Preparation:
Shell and devein shrimp and set aside. If using frozen shrimp, rinse under cold water to remove ice crystals. Do not thaw, but pat dry.
To prepare ginger, peel and then grate on large size of a box grater. Then finely mince and measure out.
Combine ginger, coconut milk, soy sauce, sesame oil and chili-garlic sauce in a wide saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring often, over medium-high heat. Boil gently, uncovered and stirring often, until sauce is very thick, from 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, trim snow peas. Slice in half if large. Seed pepper, if using, then slice into matchstick-size pieces.
Reduce sauce until it just covers bottom of pan and measures about 1/2 cup . If making ahead, remove sauce from heat and leave, covered, at room temperature for several hours or refrigerate.
Just before serving, add shrimp, snow peas, pepper, if using, and onions to hot sauce. Stir almost constantly until shrimp are hot and bright pink, from 2 to 4 minutes. Serve over rice or rice noodles. Sprinkle with coriander and squeeze a little lime juice overtop.
Fiddlehead with white bean and shrimp salad
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time:8 minutes
1 15-ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup fiddleheads, trimmed and cleaned
1 cup diced red onion
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
French bread
Fiddlehead with white bean and shrimp salad
Preparation:
In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Add fiddleheads and blanch until tender.
Combine all ingredients except parsley in a medium-size bowl. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Toss in the parsley.
Serve with crusty French bread.
Fillets of sole dieppoise
Serves: 6
Preparation time:20 minutes
Cooking time:30 minutes
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
12 2-ounces fillets of sole
1/2 cup wine
2 cups fish fumet
4 ounces cooked mussels
4 ounces cooked shrimp
6 medium fluted mushrooms
1 cup velouté sauce
1/4 cup heavy cream
12 fleurons
Fillets of sole dieppoise
Preparation:
Butter a baking dish. Sprinkle with chopped shallots.
Fold the fillets in half and arrange in the pan. Pour over the wine, fish fumet, and the mussel cooking juice.
Cover with parchment paper and bring to a boil on top of the stove. Bake at 350 degrees .F (180 C) for about 5 to 8 minutes.
Arrange the fish fillets on a serving platter.
Garnish with the mussels, shrimp, and fluted mushrooms.
Prepare the velouté sauce with the cooking liquid and fish stock.
Stir in the cream and simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce is medium thick. Pour over the fish. Garnish with fleurons and serve hot.
Greek pasta salad with shrimp
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time:12 minutes
1 large red pepper, seeded and chopped
1/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup chopped pitted black olives (brine-cured)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons white wine
1 tablespoon dried thyme
6 green onions, chopped
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
3/4 pound linguine, freshly cooked
3/4 pound cooked shrimp
Greek pasta salad with shrimp
Preparation:
Mix first 10 ingredients in large bowl.
Add linguine and shrimp and toss to blend.
Season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
Greek salad with grilled shrimp
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:12 minutes
1 large green pepper, cut into pieces
1 large seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise, cut into pieces
2 bunches green onions, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup oil cured olives
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
16 medium shrimp, peeled and halved lengthwise
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons finely minced oregano
salt and pepper to taste
Dressing:
3 tablespoons dry red wine
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons finely chopped oregano
1/4 cup olive oil
Greek salad with grilled shrimp
Preparation:
Toss together greens, pepper, cucumber, green onions and tomatoes. Toss with dressing. Scatter olives and feta over the top. In heavy skillet heat the olive oil. Add shrimp, garlic and oregano. Toss over high heat until shrimp are pink, curled and just cooked through. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spoon over salad.
Dressing:
Combine all ingredients and beat until well blended.
Greek-style pasta with shrimp
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
4 teaspoons minced garlic
1 lb medium shrimp, uncooked peeled and deveined
1 1/2 cups drained canned artichoke hearts, chopped
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
salt and red pepper flakes
12 ounces angel hair or spaghettini pasta
Greek-style pasta with shrimp
Preparation:
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
Add the garlic and stir for a minute to develop the flavor. Add shrimp to the skillet and saute for 2 minutes.
Add artichoke hearts, feta cheese, tomatoes, olives, lemon juice, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Saute for 2 minutes or until shrimp are cooked and pink.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Transfer pasta to large bowl.
In a large bowl, stir together the pasta and shrimp mixture; toss to coat.
Season with more salt and pepper if needed and serve.
Herbed seafood casserole
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:1 hour
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium chopped onion
3 minced garlic cloves
1 large chopped carrot
1 cup chopped fennel or celery
1 tablespoon chopped dill
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound clean scallops
1 pound cleaned and deveined shrimp
1 pound cooked crabmeat or cooked mussels
2 ounces butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1/2 pound cream cheese
1 tablespoon chopped dill
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Topping:
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1 tablespoon melted butter.
chopped parsley
Herbed seafood casserole
Preparation:
In a saucepan, combine white rice with salted boiled water.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Water should be absorbed. Stir in chopped parsley.
In a skillet, melt butter. Add and Saute chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, large chopped carrot, and chopped fennel or celery until tender. Stir in chopped dill, salt and pepper.
In a skillet, melt butter. Saute clean scallops until opaque. Transfer to a bowl. Saute clean and deveined shrimp until pink.
Add to bowl. Add clean cooked crabmeat to seafood.
In the same skillet, melt butter. Whisk in flour. Stir well. Add milk. Stir till thickened. Whisk in cream cheese, chopped dill, chopped parsley. Add seafood.
Line bottom of greased 13 by 9-inch baking dish with rice. Spoon seafood over. Spoon seafood mix over top.
Topping:
Mix bread crumbs with melted butter. Sprinkle over casserole.
Bake at 350 degrees about 40 minutes until golden brown and heated through. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Lemon grass fettuccini with seared shrimp and scallops
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time:40 minutes
2 (10 oz) cans condensed chicken broth
4 inch (10 cm) piece fresh unpeeled ginger, thinly sliced, about 1 cup (250 mL)
6 to 8 stalks lemongrass, about 2 bunches
2 cups container whipping or table cream
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
1 tablespoon salt
1 pound bay or sea scallops
1 pound frozen or defrosted, raw shelled medium-size shrimp
2 pounds fettuccine
1 tablespoon ( 15 ml) each of butter and vegetable oil
Lemon grass fettuccini with seared shrimp and scallops
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 450F (230C). Slice peppers in half and remove seeds.
Place cut-side down on a baking sheet lined with foil. Roast, uncovered, until peppers are partially charred, from 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, pull up edges of foil, wrap around hot peppers and seal. Set aside to cool.
2. Meanwhile, pour broth into a wide saucepan. Add ginger. Thinly slice root ends from lemongrass and discard. Remove any dried outer leaves. Pound stalks to flatten slightly. Slice into 1/2-inch (1-cm) pieces. Add to broth. Place over high heat. When boiling, reduce heat to medium or medium-high so broth gently boils. Boil, uncovered, until reduced to 1 cup (250 ml). This should take at least 20 minutes. Broth will taste very strong. Saving broth, strain and discard ginger and lemongrass.
3. Return broth to saucepan set over medium-high heat. Add cream. In a small dish using a fork, stir cornstarch with water to form a smooth paste. Whisk into hot cream broth and whisk almost constantly until thickened, from 3 to 4 minutes. Taste and stir in lemon juice, if you like. Cover and remove from heat. If making ahead, refrigerate in a sealed jar for up to 2 days.
4. About 15 minutes before serving, bring a large pot of water and salt to a boil. If using sea scallops, slice in half. Rinse frozen shrimp with cold water to remove clinging ice crystals. Then drain and pat dry. Prepare roasted peppers by draining juice accumulated in foil into a small bowl. Peel off charred skins and discard. Slice peppers into bite-size strips and add to juice. Set aside.
5. When water is boiling rapidly, add pasta and cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until al dente, from 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a wide frying pan set over medium- high heat. Add seafood and stir-fry until scallops are lightly browned and shrimp are bright pink, about 4 minutes. Stir in peppers and juice. Drain pasta well. In a large bowl, stir pasta with cream sauce until coated. Place in pasta bowls and spoon seafood mixture over top.
Nasi goreng
Serves: 3
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 leeks, chopped (white and green part)
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons sambal oelek or asian chili paste
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
3 cups cooked rice
1 cup cooked salad shrimp
1/2 cup frozen tiny peas
garnish:
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup roasted peanuts
Nasi goreng
Preparation:
Heat oil in a wok or skillet. Cook leeks, onion, garlic and sambal oelek, stirring until softened. Add chicken and red pepper. Cook for about 4 minutes, or chicken is done.
Stir in rice, shrimp and peas. Cook to heat through. (can be made a day before serving).
Garnish:
Heat oil in a nonstick skillet. Cook eggs without stirring until set and golden brown in the bottom.
Transfer to a cutting board. Cut into thin strips. Serve cucumber and peanuts in individual bowls to sprinkle over each serving.
Pad thai with shrimp
Serves: 4
Preparation time:20 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
12 medium size shrimp, shelled and cleaned
1 medium onion, diced
100 grams (1/2 cup) preserved radish, sliced (should be at Asian market)
1 tsp garlic, minced
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp nam pla (fish sauce)
2 tbsp ketchup
100 grams (1/2 cup) peanuts, coarsely ground
100 grams (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
200 grams (1 cup) bean sprouts
1 tbsp tamarind soaked in 3 tbsp hot water (See note)
juice of 1 lemon
2 eggs, slightly beaten
Pad thai with shrimp
Preparation:
Soak the noodles in cold water to cover for about
15 minutes. Drain. Put noodles in a bowl and pour hot water over them. Let stand
for about 10 minutes.
Drain and rinse with cold water; set aside.
Put oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onion. Stir fry until
onion turns translucent. Add shrimp and stir fry for about 2 to 3 minutes, or until
shrimp turns pink. Add ketchup, sugar, nam pla, preserved radish, tamarind
juice, and lemon juice. Stir well. Pour in the beaten eggs and let them slightly
set for 3 minutes before mixing with remaining ingredients. Add noodles, bean
sprouts, and peanuts. Mix well.
Spoon noodles onto serving platter and garnish
with 1 cup bean sprouts, lemon wedges, cilantro, and peanuts.
(tamarind usually comes in a package without seeds.
Add water and squeeze the pulp of the fruit several times to obtain the sour
liquid. Substitute the juice of 1 lime if tamarind is not available.
You should find tamarind in a Thai, Indian, Spanish, or Asian market)
Paella valenciana
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time:2 hours
1/2 pound cooked shrimp
6 fresh mussels
1/2 pound chorizo or garlic sausage
3 chicken breasts, cut in half across
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
2 ounces chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 medium sliced sweet red or green peppers
2 peeled tomatoes
1 cup rice
1 teaspoon saffron
1 quart chicken stock
1/2 cup frozen peas
Paella valenciana
Preparation:
Cut lobster meat into chunks.
Wash and scrub the live mussels, and remove beards. Cover sausage with water and simmer for 10 minutes.
Use kielbassa or other garlic smoked pork sausage.
Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Brown both sides in half of the oil.
In a heavy cast iron pot, heat the remaining oil. Stir in the onion, garlic, peppers, and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add chopped seeded tomatoes.
Stir in rice, saffron and stock. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the browned chicken, all seafood and sliced sausage.
Bake 25 minutes at 375 degrees.
Steam peas for 5 minutes and sprinkle on top. Serve hot in serving dish.
Pompano captiva
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:40 minutes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
8 ounces shrimp quenelle forcemeat
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
5 ounces dry white wine
5 ounces fish stock
6 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 ounce beurre manié
3 ounces heavy cream
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pound diced canned tomatoes
1 ounce butter
Pompano captiva
Preparation:
Flatten pompano fillets with a mallet. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread quenelle forcemeat over half of each pompano fillet and fold other half over.
Butter baking pan. Sprinkle with shallots. Arrange fillets on top in one layer.
Add wine and fish stock. Arrange mushrooms on top of fish. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer fillets onto serving platter.
Reduce cooking liquid by one third. Stir in beurre manié and cream. Reduce to a medium consistency. Add lemon juice. Season to taste. Saute tomatoes in butter.
Arrange around pompano. Pour sauce over fish. Serve hot.
Pompano papillottes
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
4 ounces butter
1/2 cup white wine
salt, ground white pepper to taste
2 ounces sherry wine
6 ounces cooked shrimp, sliced
6 ounces crabmeat
2 cups cream sauce
1 dash Tabasco
Pompano papillottes
Preparation:
Melt half of the butter in a sauté pan. Add scallions. Place pompano fillets on top. Cover, and steam for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the white wine, sherry, salt, and pepper.
Cook until pompano is firm. Transfer fish to a pan and keep warm. To the same pan, add the cooked sliced shrimp and crabmeat. Stir in the sauce. Bring to a boil. Adjust seasonings.
Cut the parchment paper into six heart shapes, about 14 inches (35 cm ) wide. Oil one side of paper.
Place two tablespoons of seafood on right side of hearts. Top each with pompano, 2 tablespoons of sauce and fold left half of heart. Roll edges to seal.
Bake in a 400 degree oven until bags puff. Serve hot with remaining cream sauce.
Seafood casserole
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:35 minutes
2 ounces butter
1 pound crab meat
1 pound scallops
2 ounces butter
2 cups cream sauce or velouté sauce
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoon Worcestershire
2 cups potatoes, cubed
2 cups carrots, diced
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon butter
Seafood casserole
Preparation:
Sauté shrimp in butter. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat same process with scallops. Combine all seafood.
Strain the juices out, and combine with the velouté sauce. Simmer seafood in sauce for a while. Season to taste. Add the cooked potatoes, and carrots. Mix in the mayonnaise, sour cream, and Worcestershire. Spoon in casserole dish. Sprinkle breacrumbs over top. Drizzle with butter.
Bake at 350 F. for about 25 minutes or until bubbly.
Seafood green onion pancake haemul-pajeon
Serves: 2
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time:12 minutes
1 tablespoon potato starch
½ teaspoon kosher salt plus a pinch of salt
a pinch of ground black pepper
¾ cup stock (anchovy kelp stock, chicken stock or vegetable stock), or water
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 green onions, roots and tops trimmed to 8 to 9 inches long (to fit your skillet)
4 to 5 ounces (½ cup) seafood (peeled and deveined shrimp, squid, clams), chopped
1 large egg, beaten in a small bowl
1 fresh red pepper, sliced
For dipping sauce:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon white or apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon gochu-garu (Korean hot pepper flakes)
1 green onion, chopped
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Seafood green onion pancake haemul-pajeon
Preparation:
dipping sauce:
1. Put soy sauce, vinegar, gochu-garu, green onion, and sesame seeds in a small bowl.
2. Mix and set it aside.
3. Prepare pancake ingredients:
1. Combine the chopped seafood, pinch of salt and a pinch of ground black pepper in a small bowl. Mix it well and set aside.
2. Combine flour, potato starch, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¾ cup stock (or water) in a large enough to accommodate the green onions. Mix with a whisk until smooth.
Make green onion pancake:
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and swirl to coat evenly.
2. Add the green onions to the batter to coat them. Using tongs or your hand, place them side by side in the skillet, alternating white end to green end, so they form a neat rectangle.
3. Add the seafood to the leftover batter in the bowl. Using your hands or tongs, spread the battered seafood on top of the battered scallions, scraping out any excess batter remaining in the bowl.
4. Add the sliced red pepper and pour the beaten egg over top of the pancake in the skillet.
5. Quickly wash your hands!
6. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 6 minutes, until the bottom is light brown and crispy.
7. Turn the pancake over with a large spatula. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil around the edges of the skillet. Lift one edge of the pancake with your spatula and tilt the skillet so that the oil flows underneath the pancake. Cook for another 3 minutes until nicely browned and crisp.
8. Turn the pancake over again. Turn up the heat to medium high heat and cook for 1 minute, until the bottom turns crunchy.
9. Transfer to a large plate, with the egg and seafood side up. Serve right away with the dipping sauce.
How to eat:
1. Mix the dipping sauce with a spoon. You can cut up the large pancake into several pieces before eating. Take 1 piece to a small individual plate and drizzle some dipping sauce with the spoon and eat. If you don’t want to precut the pancake, you can use your chopsticks to tear off a chunk of batter with a green onion and seafood, and then eat it with the dipping sauce. I prefer the second way because I love to eat the whole cooked green onion.
Shrimp salad with belgian endive
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
4 large Belgian Endives, prepared
1 large cucumber, sliced
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
Cucumber Sauce:
Mix in a bowl,
1 cup yogurt or sour cream
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 small cucumber, pared and grated
juice of lemon or lime to taste
2 tablespoons dill, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
Shrimp salad with belgian endive
Preparation:
Trim endives and separate leaves.
Arrange endive leaves, shrimp, cucumber and carrot slices on individual cold plates.
Serve with sauce.
Shrimp-tortellini pesto
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
1 cup stemmed basil
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 teaspoons fresh parsley
3 teaspoons olive oil
1 clove minced garlic
2 teaspoons melted butter
1 pound cleaned shrimp
1 clove minced garlic
1 large tomato, diced
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound tortellini
Shrimp-tortellini pesto
Preparation:
Pesto:
Combine first six ingredients. Puree in a blender. Transfer to a bowl.
In a 12 inch sauté pan, over high heat, quickly sauté shrimp with butter, garlic and tomato. Season with salt and pepper. Toss and stir constantly.
Cook tortellini in salted boiling water. Drain, and add immediately to pesto mixture.
Toss thoroughly. Spoon on plates, and top with shrimp and tomato. Serve hot.
Stuffed Chinese chicken wings
Serves: Serves 4
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
1 pound shrimp
1 large bamboo shoot
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon sherry wine
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon salt
oil for frying
Stuffed Chinese chicken wings
Preparation:
Cut wings at segment joints. Discard the tips. Cut the tendons connected to the bone and push back the meat away from bone. Remove bone.
Shell and devein shrimp and chop into fine paste(food processor). Mince the bamboo shoot and garlic.
Combine shrimp, bamboo shoot, garlic, ginger, wine, soy sauce, and corn starch and fill cavity of the chicken wings.
Mix batter with remaining ingredients. Coat the stuffed wings with batter and deep fry at 375 degrees until golden brown. Serve with sweet and sour sauce.
Thai pasta salad with shrimp and vegetables
Serves: 3
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
1 cup small cooked shrimp, thawed and drained if frozen
1 zucchini, grated with a wide grater or peeled into thin strips with a vegetable peeler
1 tomato, cut into small pieces
1 red or green chili, de-seeded and thinly sliced
1 red and 1 green bell pepper, de-seeded and cut into strips
3 spring (green) onions, sliced
1 cup fresh coriander/cilantro, lightly chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil, lightly chopped
1/3 cup dry roasted peanuts or cashews, unsalted, and left whole or lightly chopped
SALAD DRESSING:
1/3 cup lime juice (about 2 limes, juiced)
4 Tbsp. fish sauce (available at Asian/Chinese stores)
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2-3 tsp. sugar (adjust to taste)
1-3 tsp. chili sauce OR 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper OR crushed chili (adjust to taste)
2 cloves garlic, minced
Thai pasta salad with shrimp and vegetables
Preparation:
Prepare noodles according to the directions on the package. Rinse noodles with cold water, drain, and set aside.
Prepare salad dressing by mixing all dressing ingredients together in a cup or small bowl until sugar dissolves. Taste-test for sour/sweetness, adding more sugar as desired. Note that the taste of the dressing will be milder when distributed among the noodles.
Prepare the vegetables and shrimp, and place them in a very large salad or mixing bowl. Add the herbs and nuts. Stir the dressing once more and pour over, tossing well to mix.
Now add the noodles and toss again Once well-tossed, taste-test the noodles, adding more fish sauce if not salty or tasty enough.
You can serve this salad immediately, or cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to eat (this salad will keep for up to 3 days, and makes great workday lunches!).
Garnish with a few extra sprigs of the fresh herbs, plus some chopped peanuts. For extra spicy, Thai chili sauce can be served on the side, either store-bought or my own.
Tomato and Seafood Penne
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
2 tsp olive oil
3 shallots, chopped
2 leeks, (white and light green parts only halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups (500 mL) no-salt-added canned diced tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
Pinch each hot pepper flakes, salt and pepper
6 oz (170 g) frozen scallops, (about 10) thawed and halved
6 oz (170 g) frozen jumbo shrimp, (about 8) thawed, peeled, deveined and cut in half lengthwise
6 cups (1.5 L) packed baby spinach
1/3 cup (75 mL) grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped fresh basil
Tomato and Seafood Penne
Preparation: