| The way you prepare and present food makes | | | | Ingredients: a tbsp olive or vegetable oil, 3 |
| all the difference to making it appetizing | | | | 4 lb uncooked, de-veined medium sized shrimp, |
| and here we present 3 great new cooking | | | | peeled and tail shells removed, a medium |
| recipes that are set to become family | | | | green onion that is finely chopped, a clove |
| favorites! | | | | of garlic also finely sliced, 2 tsp each of |
| | | | fresh or basil and parley or 1/2 each if |
| 1. Beef with Pea Pods Recipe | | | | using dried version; a tbsp of lemon juice, 1 |
| | | | 8 teaspoon salt and if you like the taste, |
| Ingredients: A pound of boneless sirloin beef | | | | then grated Parmesan cheese. |
| steak, a tbsp of vegetable oil, a clove of | | | | |
| finely chopped garlic, quarter tsp salt, 1/8 | | | | Method: in a wide pan, heat the oil on a |
| tsp pepper, 2/3 cup beef broth, 1 tbsp | | | | medium flame before adding the shrimp and the |
| cornstarch, 2 tbsp water, 1 tbsp soy sauce, a | | | | other ingredients (not cheese), cooking for a |
| quarter tsp ground or grated ginger, 6 oz. | | | | few minutes and stirring till the shrimp |
| frozen Chinese pea pods that have been thawed | | | | turns pinkish. Avoid over-cooking as they can |
| and the water drained out of them and hot | | | | get tough otherwise - now take off the |
| rice to go with it. | | | | skillet from the burner and sprinkle cheese. |
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| Method: trim beef-fat and cut along the grain | | | | 3. Pesto Chicken Sandwich |
| into two-inch strips; cutting across grain | | | | |
| will require thinner slice measuring 1/4 | | | | Ingredients: 10 oz ready-to-serve Italian |
| inch; keep aside while you heat a wide pan on | | | | pizza crusts that measure 7" in diameter, a |
| high heat for a couple of minutes before | | | | tbsp of olive or vegetable oil, half cup |
| adding the oil and rotating the cookware to | | | | finely chopped celery stalk, a cup of cut-up |
| let it coat evenly with the grease, before | | | | cooked chicken, one third cup basil pesto, 2 |
| adding the beef and garlic. Saute till brown | | | | tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese and half |
| and add in salt, pepper and the broth before | | | | cup shredded lettuce. |
| heating to a boil. Add in the cornstarch, | | | | |
| water and soy sauce in beef mixture, stirring | | | | Method: warm up the pizza crusts and heat the |
| continuously to avoid lumps until the mix | | | | oil in a wide pan over medium-high flame to |
| thickens and comes to a boil; keep on boil | | | | stir-fry the celery for a few minutes; once |
| for a minute, still stirring so sauce is just | | | | it's crisp and done, lower the flame before |
| right. Toss in the ginger and pea pods, | | | | adding in the pesto and chicken and cooking |
| cooking another couple of minutes before | | | | some more, till all ingredients are nice and |
| serving with rice. | | | | hot. Place this mixture on pizza crusts, |
| | | | topping with cheese and lettuce then cut the |
| 2. Shrimp Scampi | | | | crust in half to serve. |
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