Shrimp & Peas

Boy, am I glad I created a category called Simple One Bowl Meals because that seems to be all that I cook these days. What's a girl to do when she works full time and lives in an altered climate of hail, sleet, snow, rain showers and the occasional burst of January thunder? She's to drink lots of wine despite a recommended post holiday toxic purge and she's to cook wonderful food that takes less than 1/2 hour and costs less than $10 in groceries.

Simple Shrimp and Peas fits the bill, my friends. I had some frozen peeled uncooked shrimp as well as some frozen peas. I also found cilantro, lemon grass and tofu in my fridge. In my cupboard was a can of coconut milk. And I always keep on hand small jars of Thai Kitchen green and red curry pastes for nights like this when I want a ding of flavour without bringing out the mortar and pestle.

Thaw a handful of shrimp under cold water in a colander.

Meanwhile, cook some thai or basmati rice.

Dice the tofu into cubes, cut the lemon grass into long shreds, and set a small pot of water onto boil to cook a cup of frozen peas.

I kept this dish so simple I didn't even add garlic or ginger. I just brought some coconut milk to a near boil with a Tbsp of curry paste stirred in and added the shrimp and tofu to cook with the lemon grass for flavour. Once the shrimp turned pink, and the rice was done, it was time to chop the cilantro and toss everything into a bowl with a dash of salt.

I promise you -- 20 minutes or less and you're eating!

Comments

[Omar Farukh]

Dear Sir,
We are a Shrimp Exporter from Bangladesh.
Our reguler export Consists of Black Tiger, POD, PUD, Sweet Water
Lobstar( Golda).
We are pleased to receive your quarry.
Thanks and regards
Omar Farukh

Lipi Enterprise
Z/24, Tajmahal Road, Mohammadpur
Dhaka 1207
Bangladesh
Tel#: 0088 0171525659
Fax#: 0088 02 8118869
E-mail: ofarukh@gmail.com
ofarukh2003@yahoo.com