Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Mystery, Farm Shopping.

Storage containerWell, we have a complete mystery. The other night we had home made coleslaw for supper. There was enough for another meal so I put it into a storage container then into the fridge. Last night we were going to finish it off and it has completely disappeared. Not just the slaw, but the container as well. We’ve hunted around and cannot find it anywhere. Matt thinks it could have got thrown out accidentally, the slaw itself maybe but not the container as well. I am totally puzzled. Also a bit teed off losing the container.

We went to the asparagus farm yesterday to pick up some more Honeyhoney. This time I bought a really big jar. I have been eating it with plain yogurt every night, absolutely delicious. I haven’t eaten raw honey in years and I have gone nuts over it. I also like to have honey available in case I get a sugar low. It is the quickest and easiest thing to bring my blood sugars back up. I bought myself a couple of ears of corn too, Matt doesn’t eat it. I had one piece and it was delicious. Picked the same day. The second corn won’t be quite so fresh, but not possible to keep going and getting just one cob for me. The last thing I got was some more spicy pickled asparagus. I keep meaning to save it then keep on opening the jar and eating it.

When I saw this recipe I was almost salivating it sounds so good to me.

Fried Shrimp Toasts

Contributed by Joshua Walker
  • SERVINGS: 24 toasts

Chef Joshua Walker shallow-fries his shrimp toasts instead of deep-frying them, so they’re not as greasy as the traditional Vietnamese version. He likes to spread the shrimp mousse unevenly over the toasts before cooking them. “If the mousse Fried Shrimp Toastsis higher on one side, it gets crisper and more browned than the other side, which is more lightly cooked,” he says. “That’s the perfect contrast.”

Nuoc Cham

  1. 1 tablespoon sugar
  2. 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  3. 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
  4. 1 small Thai chile, stemmed and thinly sliced
  5. 1/2 small garlic clove, minced

Shrimp Toasts

  1. 1 pound shelled and deveined large shrimp
  2. 1 large egg
  3. 1 tablespoon tapioca flour
  4. 3 small Thai chiles, stemmed and chopped
  5. 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce
  6. 1 tablespoon sliced scallions, plus more for garnish
  7. 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  8. 2 teaspoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger
  9. 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  10. 24 baguette slices, cut 1/3 inch thick
  11. 6 tablespoons canola oil
  12. Cilantro, for garnish
  1. MAKE THE NUOC CHAM In a small bowl, whisk the sugar with 1/2 cup of warm water until dissolved. Whisk in all of the remaining ingredients.
  2. MAKE THE SHRIMP TOASTS In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients except the baguette slices, canola oil and garnishes and puree until nearly smooth. Spread the mousse on the baguette slices.
  3. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil. Add half of the toasts, mousse side down, and cook over moderate heat until golden, 2 minutes. Flip the toasts and cook until browned on the bottom, 1 minute. Transfer the toasts to paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining oil and shrimp toasts. Transfer the toasts to a platter, garnish with cilantro and scallions and serve with the nuoc cham.
Make Ahead The nuoc cham and shrimp mousse can be refrigerated separately overnight. Stir the shrimp mousse before using.

Have a great day
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12 comments:

  1. Hi Jo - funny things happen! Looks like it's gone the way of some things .. lost in Canada!! Irritating though .. glad you've got your honey, and then the asparagus - which I've never tried picked ... but the shrimp toasts sound good ...

    Cheers Hilary

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    1. Very irritating. I love pickled asparagus - never made it myself, just buy it from them.

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  2. The missing container of slaw would drive me crazy to the point of obsessing till I discovered what happened!!! My dad used to make shrimp toast when I was a kid for family gatherings and holiday munchies. I loved it. I miss shellfish.

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    1. Oh I am obsessing JoJo believe me. I'm still no wiser.

      It's such a pity you can't eat shellfish especially living where you do.

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    2. I know. I miss shrimp and stuffed quahogs so much!

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    3. Never eaten them stuffed. Probably the only way I haven't eaten them.

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  3. Around my house, the mystery would be- whose bed was the dirty dish tucked under? Love fresh picked corn. Delicious. I can make a meal off of summer corn on the cob.

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    1. LOL, I wish it were that simple. I just hate having lost the dish.

      Me too, but I don't buy it very often as it's only for me. Hopefully once more this season.

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  4. Maybe you absentmindedly put the container in a cupboard instead of the fridge. I've done something like that before. If so I'm sure it will make its presence 'smelt' in a few days. It's infuriating though I agree.

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    1. I wish you were right Pinky, but cupboards have all been searched. Freezers too. Anywhere we can think of. No sign of it.

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