Showing posts with label shrimp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shrimp. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Fried Rice
a la Sis. Watanabe

cold cooked rice
oil
vegetables
meat
egg or egg substitute
soy sauce or salt

Heat oil in pan. Saute (or reheat) meat until nearly done. Add vegetables. Saute vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Add rice and cook until very hot. Add egg and stir it completely through the rice. Cook until done. Season with rice or soy sauce.

Meat ideas: (cut up in small pieces) bacon, chicken, beef, shrimp, ham, tufo, or none
Vegetables: (cut in small pieces) celery, green onions, carrots, green beans, water chestnuts, bean sprouts, parsley, peppers, cilantro, chives, asparagus and pineapple. 

Chef's Note: you can use anything in this rice. It is a great way to use leftovers! If you are using bacon, there is no need to add oil, just use the grease.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Summer Corn Chowder
a la Carlie

6 ears fresh corn
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped in 1/4in pieces
1 onion, chopped
4 c low-fat milk
1 T cornstarch
1/4 c sliced fresh scallions (green part only)


Shuck the corn and scrape the kernals off (stand upright in bowl and slide down each side) and set aside. Put the cobs, 1 cup water and sprinkle of salt and pepper in a 4 quart pan with tight fitting lid over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, the turn to low and cook for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook bacon until it starts to brown, 4-6 minutes. Add the onion and cook until tender, about another 5 minutes.
Remove cobs from stock and toss out. Add milk, corn kernals, bacon and onion to the soup. Bring to a boil, then lower to slow bubbles. Cook, uncovered, stirring frequently until the corn is tender, about 10 minutes.
Whisk cornstarch in small bowl with 2 T water until smooth. Add to soup, stir until the soup thickens, about 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning, garnish with scallions.

Substitutions:
Shore Style- ADd 1 cup scallops or small peeled shrimp, or combo of the 2 to the simmering soup, about 5 minutes after adding the corn.
Mexican Style- Along with corn kernals, add 1 large chopped tomato, some chopped jalepeno or a few danshes of Tabasco sauce. Garnish eat serving with grated cheese and chopped cilantro instead of scallions.