Shrimp with Lemon and Garlic Butter
Lemon Basmati Rice
Broccoli with Garlic Chips
Cooking time: 30 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
A salute to garlic! There's a lot of garlic in this meal - but it's Friday and garlic is good for us. It's all cooked so the flavor is mild.
Sautéed Shrimp (Prawns) in Lemon and Garlic Butter
Total time: 25 minutes
The smell of garlic slowly cooking in butter is only improved by the addition of shrimp, lemon and parsley. You could substitute 1 tbs of olive oil for 1 tbs of the butter if you wish - or use all olive oil. But we don't (usually) eat a lot of butter, so we indulge in this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 12oz (360gr) shrimp (prawns), cleaned
- 4 - 5 cloves garlic
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbs fresh, snipped parsley substitute 2 tbs dried
- Lemon Garlic Basmati Rice:
- 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) Basmati rice
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tsp butter
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken stock
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbs lemon juice
Instructions:
- Clean shrimp if needed, if not just rinse and let drain.
- Cut lemon in half and cut off 2 slices for garnish.
- Squeeze the remaining lemon for juice.
- Mince garlic.
- Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add paprika and sauté briefly.
- Add garlic and sauté until golden and tender, 5 - 7 minutes.
- Turn heat up to medium and add shrimp. Sauté until shrimp start to curl and turn opaque.
- Add lemon juice, parsley and heat through.
- Lemon Garlic Basmati Rice:
- Mince garlic.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add garlic and sauté briefly, 1 - 2 minutes.
- Add rice and sauté, stirring for 1 minute.
- Add stock, thyme and lemon juice.
- Cover and cook for length of time on package.
- When done fluff with a fork and serve.
- To serve:
- Arrange rice on a small platter.
- Spoon shrimp and sauce on rice, garnish with lemon slices and serve.
Broccoli with Garlic Chips
Total time: 25 minutes
Fry the garlic until it is a lovely golden brown. The little chips are very tasty; not at all sharp like raw garlic, but not creamy like roasted. If you prefer less garlic, just use the flavored oil - and let someone else munch on the chips.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 medium - large head of broccoli
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- a bit of sea salt if desired
Instructions:
- Cut broccoli into small florets and stems.
- Put in a steamer basket in a saucepan with an inch of water in bottom. Put on medium heat and steam for 8 - 10 minutes or until just done.
- Remove from pan and put into a serving dish.
- Pour oil over the broccoli, sprinkle with garlic chips and serve.
- For garlic chips: Slice garlic as thinly as you can (peel it first - but you know that).
- Put olive oil in a small frying pan and, over medium heat, fry garlic chips until brown and very crisp, - about 10 minutes. Mind them so they don't burn.
- Remove chips and drain on paper towels.
- Keep oil warm until needed.
Cooking Schedule: 30 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives,
small saucepan, lid, medium saucepan, steamer
basket and lid, medium skillet, small skillet,
Mince, slice garlic; keep separate
Clean shrimp if needed
Sauté garlic for rice
Add rice to garlic, sauté
Slice, squeeze lemon
Add stock, lemon, thyme to rice, cover, simmer
Cut broccoli, steam |
Start to fry garlic chips
Sauté paprika, garlic for shrimp
Sauté shrimp
Mind the garlic chips
Turn shrimp
Remove broccoli
Remove garlic chips, drain
Fluff rice, arrange on platter
Finish broccoli
Add lemon, parsley to shrimp, heat
Spoon shrimp on rice
Serve |