Thursday, October 14, 2010

Vegetable Stir Fry, with Shrimp

Yesterday was such a dreary day, so my daughter and I went thrift shopping for books, of course they would have to be cookbooks, or some kind of great novels for women. I am open to all kinds of other books as well, and buy them on Amazon, but when I could find some real good books in the thrift stores which are the best, in our area, I kid you not. I will get back on that subject, later.
 The main thing I should be talking about is another quick shrimp dish. I only had about maybe a dozen shrimp leftover in my freezer, and knowing I will devour that amount by myself, I better make it light. I bought this wonderful bag of fresh mixed veggies at my local supermarket, in the Asian section, and I wanted to make spring rolls, the same day that my friend Sabby made hers, but did not have the patience to roll the little suckers, plus the fact that I would have to fry them, so this was my next best option...vegetables stir fry, with shrimp. Mind you, even the little bag of the sauce came with it, but of course, I spiced the shrimps up even more for extra flavor.

Vegetable Stir Fry with Shrimp
1/2 lb large shrimp cleaned and deveined, with tail on
1/2  bag of 16 oz. LEASA mixed stir fry vegetables
1 bunch scallion, outer leaves discarded, and sliced 1 inch.diagonal 
1 clove garlic sliced thin
1/2 teaspoon of a good quality ginger
1/2 teaspoon hot Hungarian paprika
1/2 teaspoon cumin
juice of 1 lime
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil


Place shrimp in a medium bowl, and sprinkle all over with the juice of 1/2 of the lime, and  the spices. Heat a wok, or a large heavy skillet with  1 Tablespoon of the oil, on high. Stir fry the the shrimp with the sliced garlic for about 2 minutes, till almost pink. Remove from the wok, or skillet, and set aside. Wipe wok, or skillet clean with paper towel. Add the 2 Tablespoon of the remaining oil set it high again, and stir fry the scallion, and the vegetables for a few minutes. add the packet of the sauce from the bag, which is (teriyaki sauce. If you are using different vegetables, you can add your own splash of teriyaki, or soy sauce on it.) Add the remaining juice of the other half of the lime, and add the shrimp back into the wok, or skillet. Stir for another minute or 2 until it turns completely pink, and heated through. Vegetables should be nice and crispy. Serves 2.
Just look at all these books. Daughter browsing through for herself and finding great cookbooks too. Price range from 95 cents for paperback, to $1.95 to $2.95 for hardcover books...and these books are most of the quite recent.The entire bottom shelf is loaded with childrens' books. I think we just about picked up all the best ones.
 


 
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12 comments:

Rice Palette said...

Looks delicious! Shrimp and veggies always make a great stir-fry. Yeah, making spring rolls does take a lot of time.

Lizzy said...

What a beautiful entree!!!

Elisabeth said...

Hi Rice Palette-I visited your blog, and I love all those yummy dishes you prepare. Thank you for visiting, and commenting on my blog.

Elisabeth said...

My dear friend Lizzy-I wish I lived close to you, so I can join your ladies' group. You ladies have so much fun together!

Monet said...

So you and your daughter are amazing! My husband and I love shopping for books at thrift stores...we've found some amazing pieces of literature that way (and quite a few cookbooks too!) Don't you just love stir-fries? They are such a wonderful and quick weekday meal. Thank you for sharing this with us.

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Andrea said...

The stir fry looks great! Stir fry is one of my favorite dishes!

And I love bookstores. I could spend hours just browsing...

Jenn from Much to My Delight said...

I completely agree! I case my thrift store regularly for books. Many times I have found current hardcover bestsellers (ie: The Help) there for $1! Second best is Amazon. I'm jealous though of how wide the aisles are at your store (these are the things I notice living in NYC where even stores are half the regular size!)

Karen said...

What a pretty meal...both the flavors and the colors are wonderful! I love making stir-fry. It is such a satisfying meal.
Wish I had a great thrift book store near me...looks fun!

Gourmet Foodie said...

This is a great stir fry...delicious looking prawns. I love to find new recipes in book stores, but there is not many around here. Now I go to cooking websites and blogs like yours for inspirations.

Hester Casey said...

Simple, light, delicious - what more could you want from a dish! Now where is my wok!

megan said...

I love stir-fry. We have a different variation almost every week. I never put shrimp in it for some reason though - good idea!