Shrimp Fusion Pasta

Here's a recipe that takes just minutes to make. I always have a big bag of raw shrimp in the freezer to give my cat a treat. (Don't tell her I've been stealing them, will you.)

Ingredients

1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons light olive oil
1 leek, white part, finely sliced
A knob of fresh ginger, grated*
Half a lemon, squeezed
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp raw sugar
Small bunch of fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
Chilij pepper, salt and black pepper to taste

Method

In a wok or large sauté pan heat the oil to very hot and quickly stir fry the vegetables and ginger. Push them to the side then add the shrimp and cook for one minute on each side. Add lemon juice, garlic, sugar, cilantro and seasoning. Cook a further 30 seconds.

Toss with freshly cooked egg noodles or egg fried rice and serve immediately.

Serves 2-3 people

*If you've been preserving your ginger as I recommended in the footnote to my Wild Arctic Char recipe then this is the perfect opportunity to use it, plus some of the acidic preserving liquor, though reduce the amount of lemon juice and check the seasoning carefully in that case.