Spicy Asian Medley Food

ASIAN SHRIMP AND VEGETABLE MEDLEY STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimps. Mixed with 1/8 teaspoon of salt and black pepper.
• Cut onion into thin wedges. Slice snow peas into 0.5'' thick strips (you can skip this if your snow peas are small enough). Cut red bell pepper into 1'' x 1'' pieces.
• Put a pan/skillet over medium - medium high heat. When it's hot, add some oil and red onion. Sauté onion until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add red bell pepper and snow peas to the pan, stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
• Add mung bean sprouts, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, black pepper and stir-fry for about 1 minute or just until all veggies are 80-90% cooked. Transfer to a plate.
• Make sure the pan is hot, add some oil and shrimps. Brown the shrimps for 1-2 minutes.
• Add garlic and add all veggies back to the pan. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce and fish sauce and stir to coat everything well in sauces. Stir fry until all ingredients are cooked through.
• Garnish with scallion and cilantro. Serve hot with rice.

SAUTEED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Toss vegetables together in a medium bowl.
• In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and water together over medium heat. Add the vegetables to the pan and turn the heat to medium high. Toss the vegetables, by gently moving the pan back and forth over the flame. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and serve immediately.
• Cook the vegetables in 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter, without the water. Do this over high heat and brown and crisp the vegetables slightly.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, minced shallot, a teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger to the pan before adding the vegetables. - Enhance the vegetables at the end of cooking with a tablespoon or so of minced fresh herbs, like chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, mint, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and put a colander or strainer in it. Add the vegetable to the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp tender, or the desired degree of doneness. Scoop the vegetable from the water and immediately put them in the ice water, to stop the cooking and set their color. Cool and drain, and use as desired. When blanching a mix of vegetables, don't cook them together since they may not all cook at the same time. Start with the lightest colored or mildest flavored vegetable, and blanch and refresh each vegetable, one after the other, until cooked as desired.

SEAFOOD MEDLEY WITH LINGUINE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter and oil until tender.Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup. Add the tomatoes, rosemary, sugar, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes., Meanwhile, cook linguine according to package directions. Add scallops and shrimp to tomato mixture; cook for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are opaque. Stir in parsley. , Drain linguine. Serve seafood mixture with linguine; garnish with cheese if desired.