66 percent: sausage and zucchini pasta and sesame ginger steak with scallion rice
>> Tuesday, November 17, 2009
that ain't so bad right? if it were a test grade, i would hate myself. but luckily, the number i'm referring to is actually the percentage of meals i made last week versuses the the number of meals i had planned to make. no excuses really, except that ton bribed us with bonefish one of the nights - its really hard to turn down that firecracker shrimp.
the first night i was going to make chorizo and zucchini pasta, but ended up using andouille instead. this type of sausage is predominately used in cajun cooking, has a unique smoky flavor and gets its reddish tint from spices such as paprika and cayenne pepper. this dish turned out great and i don't believe there were any leftovers. i followed the recipe almost exactly, except i probably added a little more cheese then needed.
the second recipe i planned to make was sesame ginger steak with scallion rice. this was one of those week night meals that came together in a flash and required no real culinary skills. (i've talked about the scallion rice before - click on the link for the recipe.)
ingredients:
1 lb flank steak, cut into strips
8oz water chestnuts, sliced
1 red pepper, cut into strips
1 bunch of asparagus, cut into thirds
2 carrots, cut into strips
1/2 onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves
3/4 cup lawry's sesame ginger marinade
2 tablespoons of canola oil
soy sauce, to taste
directions:
heat oil up in large wok and add steak and cook for about 4 minutes. add rest of vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes, just until vegetables began to soften. add marinade for the last 2 minutes and season with soy sauce. serve on top of garlic scallion rice and you've got yourself a quick asian sensation.
the first night i was going to make chorizo and zucchini pasta, but ended up using andouille instead. this type of sausage is predominately used in cajun cooking, has a unique smoky flavor and gets its reddish tint from spices such as paprika and cayenne pepper. this dish turned out great and i don't believe there were any leftovers. i followed the recipe almost exactly, except i probably added a little more cheese then needed.
the second recipe i planned to make was sesame ginger steak with scallion rice. this was one of those week night meals that came together in a flash and required no real culinary skills. (i've talked about the scallion rice before - click on the link for the recipe.)
ingredients:
1 lb flank steak, cut into strips
8oz water chestnuts, sliced
1 red pepper, cut into strips
1 bunch of asparagus, cut into thirds
2 carrots, cut into strips
1/2 onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves
3/4 cup lawry's sesame ginger marinade
2 tablespoons of canola oil
soy sauce, to taste
directions:
heat oil up in large wok and add steak and cook for about 4 minutes. add rest of vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes, just until vegetables began to soften. add marinade for the last 2 minutes and season with soy sauce. serve on top of garlic scallion rice and you've got yourself a quick asian sensation.
forgot to take pictures of the final results. when we're hungry, we're hungry.
no time to take pictures.
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