I just got a recipe for shrimp scampi in my email. It irritates me somewhat, a shrimp is not a scampi.
They are two different crustaceans.
The scampi (nephrops norvegicus) has a flat body and claws and tastes much better than shrimp. No amount of garlic sauce will turn a shrimp into a scampi. I once ate something which was called rock shrimp when I was in NC. I think they tasted better than shrimp, but still NOT scampi.
Checking the few channels we watch, I see TCM has Them on this afternoon (Sunday). It was made in 1954 and I probably saw it close to that time. It is a film which really stuck in my memory about giant mutated ants which scientists or exterminators couldn't do anything about in time to stop them swarming so a colony ended up in NY City (I think). The queen ended up in some kind of huge pipe. Beyond that I don't remember except that they made a noise somewhat like ambulances and that sound scared me for years. British ambulances don't (or didn't) make the same noise. Sorry I missed it I would have been interested in seeing it again. At the time it was enough to scare the Bejasus out of you, dunno if it would today.
A pretty quiet weekend, but most of them are these days. I suddenly realised that if it is Shrove Tuesday tomorrow, Easter cannot be far. I checked both Google Calendar and another calendar I have on my desktop and neither of them gave me the date. I eventually googled it, April 16 is Easter Sunday. I have a couple of wall calendars which I didn't think to check, they, of course, had it marked. Duuh. Gotta get some lamb.
I also get to see the vascular surgeon on Thursday. At long last.
This recipe appealed to me.
Chicken Ramen
2 eggs
2 cartons (900 mL each) CAMPBELL’S® 30% Less Sodium Ready to Use Chicken Broth
2 chicken breast
1 Tbs (15 mL) minced fresh ginger root
6 oz (170 g) Ramen noodles
2 cups (500 mL) snow pea leaves or baby spinach
1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen corn niblets, thawed
2 green onion, sliced
1 sheet roasted seaweed (nori), thinly sliced
1 tsp (5 mL) chili oil (optional)
1. Bring a pot of water to a simmer (small bubbles, not a rapid boil). Add eggs, and cook for six minutes. Adjust heat to keep a consistent temperature going. Remove eggs from water and run under cold water until cool. Peel and slice in half. Set aside.
2. Pour broth into a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add chicken and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook until chicken is just cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove chicken and transfer to a board to slice.
3. Add noodles and snow pea leaves to broth. Cook until noodles are al dente and snow pea leaves are tender, about 2 minutes.
4. Divide noodles among 4 bowls. Ladle in broth and top with sliced chicken, snow pea leaves, corn and egg halves. Sprinkle with green onions, nori and a drizzle of chili oil.
Servings: 4
Source: Campbells
Have a great day
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Checking the few channels we watch, I see TCM has Them on this afternoon (Sunday). It was made in 1954 and I probably saw it close to that time. It is a film which really stuck in my memory about giant mutated ants which scientists or exterminators couldn't do anything about in time to stop them swarming so a colony ended up in NY City (I think). The queen ended up in some kind of huge pipe. Beyond that I don't remember except that they made a noise somewhat like ambulances and that sound scared me for years. British ambulances don't (or didn't) make the same noise. Sorry I missed it I would have been interested in seeing it again. At the time it was enough to scare the Bejasus out of you, dunno if it would today.A pretty quiet weekend, but most of them are these days. I suddenly realised that if it is Shrove Tuesday tomorrow, Easter cannot be far. I checked both Google Calendar and another calendar I have on my desktop and neither of them gave me the date. I eventually googled it, April 16 is Easter Sunday. I have a couple of wall calendars which I didn't think to check, they, of course, had it marked. Duuh. Gotta get some lamb.
I also get to see the vascular surgeon on Thursday. At long last.
This recipe appealed to me.
Chicken Ramen
2 eggs
2 cartons (900 mL each) CAMPBELL’S® 30% Less Sodium Ready to Use Chicken Broth
2 chicken breast
1 Tbs (15 mL) minced fresh ginger root
6 oz (170 g) Ramen noodles
2 cups (500 mL) snow pea leaves or baby spinach
1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen corn niblets, thawed
2 green onion, sliced
1 sheet roasted seaweed (nori), thinly sliced
1 tsp (5 mL) chili oil (optional)
1. Bring a pot of water to a simmer (small bubbles, not a rapid boil). Add eggs, and cook for six minutes. Adjust heat to keep a consistent temperature going. Remove eggs from water and run under cold water until cool. Peel and slice in half. Set aside.
2. Pour broth into a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add chicken and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook until chicken is just cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove chicken and transfer to a board to slice.
3. Add noodles and snow pea leaves to broth. Cook until noodles are al dente and snow pea leaves are tender, about 2 minutes.
4. Divide noodles among 4 bowls. Ladle in broth and top with sliced chicken, snow pea leaves, corn and egg halves. Sprinkle with green onions, nori and a drizzle of chili oil.
Servings: 4
Source: Campbells
Have a great day
I know scampi in bread crumbs or batter - I had no idea what it looked like in the sea! Your recipe looks really tasty.
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Well practically every pub in the UK serves scampi Patricia. Here shrimp scampi is a shrimp dish with a garlic sauce. I have never seen real scampi here.
Delete'Them'. My parents took me to see it at the drive-in when it came out. I think it is why I hate ants, LOL. Scared the YKW out of me. Scampi refers to the preparation with garlic and butter, not the item used, usually shrimp or prawns. As for Easter, I am going to do a pork loin using a recipe I got from Blue Apron. It is roasted and served with a fig and blood orange sauce. It is easy and delicious. Glad you have your date with the surgeon. Be well.
ReplyDeleteIf you were young enough your parents had to take you Denise, you were too young to see it. Terrified me and I must have been 18-20 ish. Never come across prawns in North America. Scampi is ubiquitous in British pubs. Although the genuine scampi is very expensive. Like the sound of your pork, would you send me the recipe please.
DeleteI was seven the summer it came out. It was also late when the show began so I likely fell asleep before the ending. I saw it in my teens again and couldn't understand what was so terrifying.
DeleteWell, it terrified me and I was a lot older
DeleteJo, I just googled scampi and see that it is the Italian word for prawn. Never heard the word growing up but maybe that is cause we were too poor to afford shrimp or prawns, lol.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Denise.
DeleteI didn't know there was a specific creature called a scampi. When I did eat that dish, it was always with shrimp.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, we'd catch crawdads at my grandparents' cabin. They were like the poor man's shrimp.
That's why it annoys me when I see 'shrimp scampi' because it is a different critter Diane.
DeleteNever eaten crawdads although I believe they were in a creek near where we lived. Friend was going to prepare some but it never happened, don't know why.
That recipe sounds really good and simple to make. I just can't believe the year is going as fast as it is and that Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday!
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I prefer Shrove Tuesday and pancakes Betty. Traditionally they were supposed to have been made to clear out the food stored in your home, for Lent.
DeleteIn the US that's what it's called, the shrimp in garlic/wine/butter sauce over pasta.
ReplyDeleteYes I know JoJo, it is here too, but it has nothing to do with scampi. It's like putting a garlic butter sauce on beef and calling it Beef Lamb.
DeleteI'm sure you would laugh at Them! now. I'm surprised MST3K never spoofed it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I would, never been big on horror stories Alex. I am getting The Green Mile from the library today, I wonder how different that will be - bearing in mind the author, Stephen King, that might not be my cuppa tea either even though I love the movie.
DeleteWhen I was little, my sisters watched this movie called It about a baby that was a monster and it killed people. I never saw the movie, just heard them talk about it and was scared to death. I was always such a wuss.
ReplyDeleteI had to google when Easter was too. Glad to hear your seeing the surgeon!
I never saw that movie either Liz. I wouldn't want to. I guess I am a wuss too.
DeleteWill let you know what the surgeon says.
I might have seen that ant movie. It seems there was a time where they made a movie about every killer insect they could think of. I never knew that about scampi.
ReplyDeleteWell mutation was a big deal in those days Susan. I don't think most people do know that about scampi.
DeleteGlad you're getting in on Thursday.
ReplyDeleteSo long as the doc is as quick as usual Ivy.
DeleteYes!
DeleteI talked about Them last year and I still find it scary. It's an excellent B movie that really help start the radioactive horror films of the 1950's
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