{"id":1061,"date":"2011-07-13T20:10:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T01:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2011-07-13T20:12:44","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T01:12:44","slug":"garlic-basil-shrimps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1061","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Basil Shrimps and No Crust Apple Pie a la mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today , we had seafood and out choice of seafood is shrimp . This dish is very similar to Shrimp Scampi , minus the butter !! And not as lemony either . This is very quick fix dinner meals , in case you have to rush , or just don&#8217;t have enough time to cook something complicated . Super easy , healthy and delicious . It took me a while just because i had to thaw out the shrimp , i forgot to take it out from freezer , even that , didn&#8217;t take too long , shrimps is pretty quick to thaw , just use the water .<\/p>\n<p>The shrimp is perfect with the garlic and roma tomatoes i used , along with the basil , it&#8217;s great , and i paired them with roasted asparagus and couscous .<\/p>\n<p>For the dessert , we had no crust apple pie a la mode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/garlic-basil-shrimps.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1062\" title=\"garlic basil shrimps\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/garlic-basil-shrimps-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/no-crust-apple-pie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1066\" title=\"no crust apple pie\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/no-crust-apple-pie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You need :<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/4 lbs of jumbo shrimps , peeled and deveined<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp. olive oil<\/p>\n<p>3 cloves of garlic , minced<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes<\/p>\n<p>3\/4 cup of dry white wine<\/p>\n<p>1 cup of grape tomatoes , i used roma tomatoes , grapes would be great choice though<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup of basil , julienne<\/p>\n<p>1.Heat up the olive oil , cook the shrimps about 2 minutes , just until cook through .. do not overcook or else it will be chewy .Using slotted spoon , remove and set aside .<\/p>\n<p>2.. Heat up the olive oil , add the garlic and pepper flakes , cook about 30 seconds until fragrant , and then add the dry white wine , cook for 3 minutes , add the tomatoes and basil.<\/p>\n<p>3. Return the shrimps into the skillet , and mix well . Serve with Orzo , or Couscous<\/p>\n<p>Couscous recipe :<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 cup of couscous<\/p>\n<p>3-4 shallots<\/p>\n<p>3 cups of chicken broth<\/p>\n<p>olive oil \/ vegetable oil<\/p>\n<p>1. Heat up the oil , and cook the shallot for few minutes , add the chicken broth , bring to boil . add the couscous , salt and pepper . Turn the heat off , and cover for 10 minutes until it&#8217;s done .<\/p>\n<p>For the Asparagus :<\/p>\n<p>Just snap off the wooden hard part , lay them on the cookie sheet , sprinkle with sesame oil , garlic and onion and soy sauce and roast for 8 minutes at 425 F .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today , we had seafood and out choice of seafood is shrimp . This dish is very similar to Shrimp Scampi , minus the butter !! And not as lemony either . This is very quick fix dinner meals , in case you have to rush , or just don&#8217;t have enough time to cook something complicated . Super easy , healthy and delicious . It took me a while just because i had to thaw out the shrimp , i forgot to take it out from freezer , even that , didn&#8217;t take too long , shrimps is pretty quick to thaw , just use the water . The shrimp is perfect with the garlic and roma tomatoes i used , along with the basil , it&#8217;s great , and i paired them with roasted asparagus and couscous . For the dessert , we had no crust apple pie a la mode. You need : 1 1\/4 lbs of jumbo shrimps , peeled and deveined 2 tbsp. olive oil 3 cloves of garlic , minced 1\/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes 3\/4 cup of dry white wine 1 cup of grape tomatoes , i used roma tomatoes , grapes would be great choice though 1\/4 cup of basil , julienne 1.Heat up the olive oil , cook the shrimps about 2 minutes , just until cook through .. do not overcook or else it will be chewy .Using slotted spoon , remove and set aside . 2.. Heat up the olive oil , add the garlic and pepper flakes , cook about 30 seconds until fragrant , and then add the dry white wine , cook for 3 minutes , add the tomatoes and basil. 3. Return the shrimps into the skillet , and mix well . Serve with Orzo , or Couscous Couscous recipe : 1 1\/2 cup of couscous 3-4 shallots 3 cups of chicken broth olive oil \/ vegetable oil 1. Heat up the oil , and cook the shallot for few minutes , add the chicken broth , bring to boil . add the couscous , salt and pepper . Turn the heat off , and cover for 10 minutes until it&#8217;s done . For the Asparagus : Just snap off the wooden hard part , lay them on the cookie sheet , sprinkle with sesame oil , garlic and onion and soy sauce and roast for 8 minutes at 425 F . &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-main-dishes","category-main-dishes-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1065,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions\/1065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}