Almond Asparagus Shrimp On Steamed Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil; add a large pinch of salt. Blanch asparagus until bright green and tender, about 3 minutes. Immediately transfer with tongs to ice-water bath to stop the cooking. Drain well; pat dry. Cut spears on the diagonal into thin pieces; set aside.
• Bring rice and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 10 minutes; set aside.
• Heat sesame and olive oils in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add shrimp; stir to coat. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper; cook until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir shrimp, rice, asparagus, and almonds in a large bowl. Garnish with lemon zest.

Steps:

• Drain oranges, reserving juice; set oranges aside. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch, salt, ginger and reserved juice until smooth. Stir in soy sauce; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry the peas, mushrooms and onion in oil for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add shrimp and garlic; stir-fry 3 minutes longer. , Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Add oranges. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Sprinkle with almonds. Serve with rice if desired.

Steps:

• Peel shrimp; devein, if desired. Set aside.
• Process cilantro, next 9 ingredients, and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a food processor until smooth.
• Saute shrimp in remaining 1 tablespoon hot olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Pour cilantro mixture over shrimp, stirring well. Serve shrimp mixture over hot cooked rice.

Steps:

• Place rice, water and salt in a saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil over medium heat. Cover and simmer over low heat until the rice is as tender as you like it, about 18 minutes. If there is any leftover liquid in the pot, drain the rice in a strainer. Remove half of the rice for another day. To remaining rice, stir in butter and cheese and/or ham; adjust seasoning.

Steps:

• Puree 8 ounces shrimp (peeled and deveined) in a food processor with 2 teaspoons each cornstarch, minced ginger, sesame oil and dry vermouth and 1 teaspoon soy sauce until mostly smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in 1/2 cup thinly sliced trimmed asparagus, 3 tablespoons chopped chives, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon sugar. Spoon about 2 teaspoons filling onto a dumpling wrapper. Dampen the edges and fold into a half moon; crimp the edges with your fingers. Repeat to make 18 to 24 dumplings. Cook in a steamer basket set over simmering water until cooked through, 6 minutes. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

Steps:

• To cook jasmine rice:
• Bring four cups water to a boil. Add rice, salt and oil and boil hard until you see big rounds of boiling rice, approximately three to four minutes. Reduce heat to simmer, cover pot and cook for 15 minutes. Check rice with a fork, taste. If it is a little al dente, leave covered on stove with the heat off for three to four more minutes. Serve in individual bowls

Steps:

• Pop Trader Joe's frozen brown rice in the microwave, or make a batch of rice the traditional way.
• While rice is cooking, make the dressing by whisking together half of the chopped garlic, tahini, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 3 tbs. olive oil.
• Add the hot water to thin a bit, and then 2 teaspoons salt. Set aside.
• Add 3 tbs. olive oil to a big skillet over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the pan.
• Be sure the chickpeas are completely dry, or they'll spit at you during this next step!
• Add the chickpeas and a sprinkling of salt. Let the beans saute for a couple minutes, until they get a toasty little crust on them.
• Add remaining garlic and onions. Stir for a minute.
• Stir in the asparagus with another pinch or two of salt, then cover with a lid for a minute to steam until the asparagus softens a touch.
• Uncover and stir in the rice and almond slivers, reserving a few almonds for garnish.
• Adjust seasonings, adding more salt if needed.
• Serve family-style in a big bowl drizzled with a few tablespoons of the tahini dressing, letting each person add more dressing to their tastes.
• Watch as this magical concoction disappears before your eyes!

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the asparagus, and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes. Stir in almonds and parmesan, and cook until the cheese is slightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.