Cooking Recipes Articel

For a hurry-up evening meal
it's hard to find a food that's faster to fix than eggs. Making dinner in a flash is especially easy when you put a skillet scramble on the menu. To make one
simply cook up your family's favorite flavoring foods
then pour on eggs and scramble.

In Stir-Fry Shrimp Scramble
green onions
garlic and ginger add Asian flair to egg-enrobed shrimp dotted with pea pods and water chestnuts. Interesting contrasts are the highlight of the dish's appeal. The texture contrasts of the crunchy pea pods and water chestnuts and softer scrambled eggs and shrimp are enhanced by the contrasting colors and flavors of the ingredients
too. Making this special dish more economical
the eggs stretch the protein of the more expensive shrimp. Along with their high-quality protein
nutrient-dense eggs also provide an assortment of other essential nutrients
all for a relatively low calorie count.

Stir-frying itself is a cooking method that requires little fat. For this scramble
you need only one tablespoon of oil to cook enough food for a family. The end result is a dish supplying needed nutrients without a lot of calories. In addition to good nutrition and speedy preparation
clean-up is quick
too
because stir-frying requires only one pan.

Stir-Fry Shrimp Scramble

4 to 6 servings


1 tablespoon cooking oil

2 cloves garlic
minced

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 package (8 oz.) frozen pea pods
thawed

4 ounces medium to large fresh or frozen raw shrimp

1 can (8 oz.) sliced water chestnuts
drained

1/4 cup chopped green onions with tops

6 eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt
optional

Green onion fan
optional


In 10-inch omelet pan or skillet over medium-high heat
cook garlic and ginger in hot oil until garlic is lightly browned
about 1 to 2 minutes. Add pea pods
shrimp
water chestnuts and onions. Cook
stirring occasionally
until shrimp turns pink
about 5 to 6 minutes. Beat together eggs and salt
if desired
until blended. Pour over vegetables and shrimp. With pancake turner
gently lift and turn mixture until eggs are thickened and no visible liquid egg remains. Garnish with onion fan
if desired.


Nutrition information per serving of 1/6 recipe using corn oil and fresh shrimp without optional salt and onion garnish: 145 calories
8
gm total fat
241
mg cholesterol
96
mg sodium
186
mg potassium
7
gm carbohydrate
12
gm protein and 10% or more of the RDI for vitamins B12 and C
riboflavin
iron
phosphorus.