Pasta Kauai Recipes

Steps:

• For the kalamansi fish sauce: Mix kalamansi juice, chili sauce, fish sauce, vinegar, garlic, sugar and cilantro in a bowl until mixed well.
• For the green papaya atchara salad: In a bowl, stir together papaya, carrots and salt and let sit until wilted, about 5 minutes, then wash and drain. Squeeze out excess water and transfer to another bowl, then add 3 ounces kalamansi fish sauce. Let marinate, refrigerated, for three days before using.
• For the garlic Kauai shrimp: Heat a saute pan on medium-high heat, then add oil. Place shrimp in the pan and toast both sides of the shrimp. Add garlic, butter and basil and keep toasting until garlic starts to brown, then add 2 tablespoons kalamansi fish sauce to glaze. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Pasta Sauce: Saute onions and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until softened. Add white wine and let cook until alcohol is burned off, about 5 minutes. Add canned tomatoes, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add coconut milk, bring back to simmer (about 5 minutes). Meanwhile, cook pasta in some salt until al dente, strain and rinse in cold water to stop cooking process and avoid sticky pasta. Stuff: Fish & prawns: Saute over medium high heat in butter & olive oil until just cooked through (mahi will turn white, prawns pink). Squeeze with lemon juice at the end. Remove from heat, set aside. Vegetables: Saute zuccinni and peppers in butter & olive oil 3-4 minutes in large saute pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, mangos, cook another 3-4 minutes. Assemble pasta in large baking dish, pasta first, then fish & vegetables, then sauce. Add grated cheese; bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.