Fried shrimp
Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 20 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes
Serving : 5 Persons
Diet recipes : Low Fat
* Ingredients
1 kg Shrimp - medium size
1 Egg - beaten
2 tsp Garlic
3 tbsp Lemon Juice
Sunflower Oil Slite - for deep-frying
1-2 tsp Cumin
3/4 cup Flour
1/2 cup Breadcrumbs Rich Bake
Salt and Pepper
* Directions
1.Wash shrimp well and drain. Marinate shrimp with garlic, lemon juice, cumin, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 1-2 hours.
2.Put flour in a bowl, put breadcrumbs in another bowl, and put beaten egg in a third bowl.
3.Dip each shrimp in flour mixture, then in beaten egg, then in breadcrumbs
4.In a medium skillet heat oil over high heat. Deep-fry shrimp until golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve immediately.
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Chinese spaghetti with shrimp
Cuisine : Chinese
Time Of Preparation : 35 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 25 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons
* Ingredients
1/2 cup Lemon Juice
1 1/2 cup Coriander - fresh and chopped
Salt
1 kg Shrimp - medium size
1 pack Spaghetti - (500g)
3 tbsp Chili Sauce - (sweet)
2 Red Peppers - medium size
1/3 cup Peanut Oil
* Directions
1.Boil pasta and drain. While pasta is boiling, wash shrimp well then peel and remove the dark vein on the back. Slice peppers thinly, then cut each slice in half.
2.In a wok, heat half quantity of oil over medium heat. Add pepper and shrimp and stir until shrimp turn pink.
3.Add remaining oil and coriander, stirring constantly for a few seconds. Add spaghetti, salt, lemon juice and chili sauce. Stir all ingredients well together and leave over heat for ½ a minute. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Tips
" •Don't boil spaghetti and set it aside till you make the sauce. Boil it while making the sauce so that you drain it and add it to the sauce right away. Pasta is always at its best when it has just been boiled and drained.
•You can add ½ cup chopped un-toasted peanuts to the dish with the pepper and shrimp "
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Chicken basil pizza
Cuisine : Italian
Time Of Preparation : 20 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 20 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons
* Ingredients
2 Chicken Breasts - or 1/2 a boiled chicken
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese - grated
1/2 cup Basil - leaves, fresh
Salt and Pepper
1 Pizza Dough
1/2 cup Pizza Sauce
1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese - shredded
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Mushrooms - sliced or green olives
* Directions
1.Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
2.In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook chicken until just tender. If you use boiled chicken half, just remove skins and bones and cut into bite size pieces.
3.Roll dough on a slightly floured surface. Spread dough to cover a 30 cm diameter baking sheet or pizza pan or its equivalent rectangular baking sheet.
4.Spread pizza sauce over dough. Add chicken pieces, then sprinkle mushrooms or olives and half quantity of basil leaves. Mix mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle cheeses on top.
5.Heat oven to 220-230 C. Bake pizza in oven for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and garnish with remaining basil leaves. Serve immediately.
Tips
" You can use any left over cooked chicken in this recipe and ignore the first 2 steps. You can also add any other ingredients that you like."
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Blue cheese pizza
Cuisine : Italian
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 15 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons
* Ingredients
1 cup Basil - or spinach, fresh, leaves only
100 g Blue Cheese
1 Tomato - large size, sliced
1 Pizza Dough
2/3 cup Mozzarella Cheese
* Directions
1.Roll dough on a slightly floured surface. Spread dough to cover a 30 cm diameter baking sheet or pizza pan or its equivalent rectangular baking sheet.
2.Add spinach or basil leaves to cover dough surface. Mash blue cheese using a fork. Add blue cheese over spinach then add tomato slices. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
3.Heat oven to 220-230 C. Bake pizza in oven for 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately
