Stir-Fried Shrimp & Asparagus · Thyme for Cooking

The theme for Monday posts in April is Asparagus.

It’s asparagus season and we eat numerous it for the 5 or 6 weeks it’s obtainable.

We eat inexperienced, purple, purple-tipped white, and large, fats white. We find it irresistible all.

Nonetheless, the various kinds of asparagus are cooked in a different way. Should you attempt to prepare dinner fats white asparagus like fats inexperienced asparagus you can be dissatisfied.

I’ve carried out a primer right here on Asparagus. It’s after the recipe.

This straightforward stir-fry risotto has my 2 spring favorites: inexperienced asparagus and inexperienced garlic.

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Stir-Fried Shrimp & Asparagus

This asparagus cooks shortly, as does the shrimp making this a quick dinner for 2.

• Creator: Kate
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook dinner Time: 20 minutes
• Whole Time: half-hour
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Class: One Dish Dinners
• Technique: Skillet

• 10oz (300gr) cleaned shrimp
• 8oz (240gr) asparagus, lower into 2″ (5cm) lengths
• 4 – 6 inexperienced garlic, lower into 1″ (2.5cm) lengths
• 1 medium leek, trimmed and sliced
• 1/2 cup recent bean sprouts
• 2 tsp minced recent ginger
• 2 tsp sesame or walnut oil
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) rooster broth
• 2 tbs dry sherry
• 1 tbs cornstarch (Maizena, corn flour) dissolved in
• 2 tsp gentle soy sauce plus 1 tbs water
• Basmati Rice:
• 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) Basmati rice
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 tsp sesame or walnut oil
• 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) rooster broth

• Basmati Rice:
• Warmth butter and oil in a small saucepan over medium warmth.
• Add rice and sauté, stirring for 1 minute.
• Add broth, cowl and prepare dinner rice for size of time on package deal, often 16 minutes.  When carried out fluff with fork.
• Shrimp:
• Warmth half of every oil in massive skillet over medium-high warmth.
• Add leeks, asparagus, inexperienced garlic to skillet and stir-fry for two – 3 minutes. Take away to a plate.
• Add remaining oils, ginger, shrimp, stir-fry 1 minute, till shrimp begin to curl and switch opaque.
• Return greens to skillet.
• Add rooster broth and sherry, convey to a boil.
• Add cornstarch combination, stir till cleared and thickened.
• Add extra soy sauce if desired, in keeping with style.
• To Serve:
• Organize Basmati on a big platter.
• Spoon Shrimp and Greens on high and serve.

Notes

You may use rooster or tofu rather than the shrimp.

Vitamin

• Serving Measurement: 1/2 recipe
• Energy: 502
• Sugar: 7.6 g
• Sodium: 1118.7 mg
• Fats: 14.1 g
• Saturated Fats: 2.7 g
• Trans Fats: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 57.4 g
• Fiber: 4.6 g
• Protein: 37.5 g
• Ldl cholesterol: 236.9 mg

Key phrases: stir-fried shrimp, asparagus, inexperienced garlic

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