Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Southeast Asian Sauted Shrimp and Asparagus

Ingredients for 3 servings:
Large raw peeled shrimp, tail removed- about 21
1 1/2 tblsp olive oil
1/2 tblsp butter
Asparagus cut into 1 inch pieces, about 1 cup
Sweet red bell pepper, finely chopped, 1/4 cup
1 tsp lemongrass paste
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp ground ginger

Directions:
Put oil, butter,lemongrass paste, red pepper flakes, garlic and ginger into a large nonstick skillet and turn heat to medium. Add asparagus and sweet red bell pepper to pan. Saute for 1 minute. Push vegetables to one side of skillet, and place shrimp into pan. Turn the shrimp over after about 2 minutes and saute for another 1-2 minutes on the other side. Mix vegetables and shrimp in the pan and transfer the mix to a bowl. Serve immediately.

This amount will serve as a main dish but will require side dishes to fill out the meal. If this is the only dish served, increase the portions of the shrimp and vegetables.