Asian Style Primavera Recipes

ASIAN-STYLE PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine dried mushrooms and 1 cup warm water; let stand for 15 minutes.
• Drain mushrooms, squeezing out excess liquid; reserve liquid. Slice mushroom caps; discard stems. Stir cornstarch into reserved mushroom liquid.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
• In a bowl stir together the chicken, sherry, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic; set aside.
• Lightly coat a wok or large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Stir-fry sugar snap peas and carrots for 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add green onions and stir-fry for 1 minute more. Remove vegetables from wok and set aside.
• Add chicken mixture to wok. Stir-fry for 2 to 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Push chicken from center of wok. Stir cornstarch mixture; add to center of wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Return vegetables to wok. Add mushrooms and pasta. Stir to coat with sauce.
• Stir for 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
• Garnish with green onion if desired.

GARLICKY SHRIMP PRIMAVERA WITH SHISHITO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, for about 1 minute less than recommended, 3 to 4 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water. Drain pasta and return to the pot.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt, cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, being sure not to burn. Add zucchini, yellow squash, shishito peppers, and pepper flakes; saute until vegetables begin to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spread vegetables to the outside of the skillet. Add remaining butter and olive oil to the center of the skillet and increase heat to medium. When butter has melted, add shrimp to the center of the skillet, and peas to the outside. Toss shrimp to cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then toss to mix with vegetables. Add reserved 1/4 cup pasta water and bring to a gentle boil, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Add reserved pasta to the pot and gently toss with veggies and shrimp. Taste and add salt if necessary. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

CHINESE PASTA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and begin heating it for the pasta.
• In a large skillet or wok, heat oil and butter and stir-fry vegetables, onion and garlic about 3 minutes; add cilantro and basil and cook another minute, or until vegetables are done to your taste, leaving them a little crunchy.
• Season vegetables with salt and pepper and mix with soy sauce.
• When the water boils, add linguine and cook al dente, according to package directions; drain; toss vegetables with pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.