Spicy Green Beans with Shrimp Stir Fry

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Filed Under Appetizers and Snacks, Beans, Shrimp or Prawn, South East Asia | 16 Comments

This is my favorite way to eat green beans. This picture was taken a long time ago, I have been waiting to take a better picture since the beans look a little overcooked and tired in this version. I actually like my beans tender, but the normal restaurant version has the beans very crisp, which would make a better picture for sure. But after we got back from India, I have gotten real lazy, and haven’t cooked much. I have […]

Sambal Shrimp

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Filed Under Mains, Seafood, Shrimp or Prawn, South East Asia | 29 Comments

This recipe is based on two different Sambal Shrimp recipes I found in two of my cookbooks. One is an Indonesian Tangy Sambal Shrimp from the book Fabulous Asian Homestyle Recipes, and the other one is the Malaysian version Sambal Udang from Savoring Southeast Asia. There were some differences between the two, but I didn’t have all the ingredients for either. So I combined both the recipes, and made some substitutions and additions, and ended up with my own version of […]

A Match Made in Heaven - Bitter Gourd and Dried Shrimp

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Filed Under Bitter Gourd, India - Kerala, Recipes, Shrimp or Prawn, Side Dish - Dry | 29 Comments

What makes a perfect couple? Together they bring out the best in each other…
He is bitter and not so smooth when it comes to looks.. She is smelly and shrinking with age… But put them together, it is a match made in heaven…
You suddenly start liking his bitterness, when it is perfectly paired with her oh so slightly salty crunchiness… Dress them up in some spices and the looks won’t matter anymore either…
Yes, they are truly made […]

Kerala Prawn Fry

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Filed Under India - Kerala, Recipes, Seafood, Shrimp or Prawn | 44 Comments

Has this ever happened to you? You find this interesting recipe in a cookbook. You check the fridge and pantry and see that most of the ingredients are there. You put your chef’s hat on and get cooking, adding your own special touches to the recipe. The dish turns out to be a masterpiece, tastes wonderful, looks great! You are so hungry you could faint, but you feel it is your duty to share this gem with the world! So you transfer the […]

Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Filed Under American, Chutneys and Dips and Pickles, Recipes, Shrimp or Prawn, Tomato | 15 Comments

I am not a big Bloody Mary fan, I like the taste, but don’t really like to drink a glass full of it. So when I saw Rachael Ray whipping up a Bloody Mary dipping sauce on Food Network for Halloween, I had to try and recreate it at home. After several tries, I got one mix that I really liked. This makes a great dipping sauce for Shrimp instead of regular cocktail sauce.

Ingredients

1 finely chopped shallot
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 […]