Shrimp and Vegetables
Serves 4
Cooking and prep time - 25 minutes
1 (16oz) packages frozen broccoli, cauliflower, and Carrots
2 Tablespoon butter or margarine
1lbs fresh shelled uncooked shrimp
2 garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine melted
Cook Vegetables according to directions on back of bag.
Keep warm in baking dish.
Meanwhile melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet
Add Shrimp, garlic, and tarragon.
Cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink
Spoon in to baking dish of vegetables
In small bowl, Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of melted butter.
Sprinkle over shrimp and vegetables.
Cook in oven until lightly browned. 5 minutes about
Serve immediately.
Cooking or Baking Terms
- Beat - Mix ingredients vigorously with spoon, fork, wire whisk, hand beater or electric mixer until smooth and uniform.
- Boil - Heat liquid until bubbles rise continuously and break on the surface and steam is given off. for rolling boil. the bubbles form rapidly.
- Chop - Cut into coarse or fine irregular pieces with a knife, food chopper, blender or food processor.
- Cube - cut into squares 1/2 inch or larger.
- Dice - Cut into squares smaller than 1/2 inch.
- Grate - Cut into tiny particles using small rough holes of grater citrus peel or chocolate.
- Grease - Rub inside surface of a pan with shorting, using pastry brush, piece of waxed paper, or paper towel, to prevent food from sticking during baking as for some casseroles.
- Julienne - Cut into thin, match like strips, using knife or food processor. Vegetables, fruits, meats.
- Mix - Combine ingredients in any way that distributes them evenly.
- Saute” - Cook foods in hot oil or margin over medium high heat with frequent tossing and turning motion.
- Shred - Cut into long thin pieces by rubbing food across the holes of a shredder, as for cheese, or by using a knife to slice very thinly, as for cabbage.
- Simmer - Cook in liquid just below the boiling point on top of the stove. Usually after reducing heat from a boil. Bubbles will rise slowly and break just below the surface.
- Stir - Mix ingredients until unformed consistency. Stir once in a while for stirring occasionally. Often for stirring frequently and contentiously for stirring constantly.
- Toss - Tumble ingredients such as green salad lightly with a lifting motion, usually to coat evenly or mix with another food.
