Shrimp:
- 8 oz large uncooked shrimp (21-25 per lb.)
- 1 Tb. veg. oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/8 tsp sugar
Orzo
- 8 oz. orzo pasta
- 1 garlic clove
- 2.5-2.75 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 lemon
- 1 Tb. thinly sliced fresh mint
- 1 cup frozen peas or asparagus cut in 1” pieces
- 1 Tb. butter
- onion garlic with olive oil and butter
- orzo
- broth
- cooks until almost done
- shrimp and peas, lemon zest and mint in teh end in the end
- salt and pepper to taste
- parm cheese
- For shrimp, peel and devein shrimp. Add oil to skillet; heat over med-high
- 1-3 minutes or until shimmering. As skillet heats, combine salt, pepper and
- sugar in small batter bowl; add shrimp and toss to coat.
- Arrange shrimp in single layer over bottom of skillet and cook 1 minute or
- until 1 side is browned and edges are pink. Remove skillet from heat and
- turn shrimp over; let stand add. 30 seconds or until centers are opaque and
- shrimp is cooked through. Remove from skillet, set aside.
- For orzo, in same skillet, combine orzo, pressed garlic, broth. Bring to a
- boil; cover and reduce heat to med-low. Cook 10-12 minutes or until orzo is
- cooked through.
- As orzo cooks, zest lemon with Microplane to measure 1 Tb zest; juice lemon
- to measure 1 Tb juice. Thinly slice mint.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in peas, butter and lemon juice. arrange
- shrimp over orzo; cover and let stand 3-5 minutes or until heated through.
- Sprinkle with lemon zest and mint before serving.
4 servings