Quick Indomie "Stir Fry"

I realized today that I really need to go grocery shopping when all I had in the fridge/freezer were these few ingredients. I needed to make lunch for work so I just put everything together then BAM! delicious lunch for one. LOL. I never really understood the obsession with folks and indomie in Ghana until it became my go-to easy peasy dish when I really don't feel like over-cooking.

PS: I joined the youtube world so here's the link for a very short and quick view on how I made this. - Indomie Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of indomie (I used the chicken flavor
• 1/2 cup of shrimps(all I had)
• 1 egg
• 2 bell peppers
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper(optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt(I don't eat much salt)
• Cooking spray

Method: 

1. Follow the steps on the indomie on how to cook it, basically bring hot water to boil then drop in the noodles. (I didn't cook mine with a lot of water simply because I knew I will be transferring it into the frying pan after)
2. Chop bell peppers, wash and season shrimps
3. On medium heat, spray a frying pan(non stick will be ideal) with some cooking oil, once it is hot,fry your shrimps until its well done, set aside
4. Check on your noodles, once its soft and ready, set it aside
5. Beat eggs and scramble until well done, then add in the shrimps and bell peppers,stir for awhile then transfer your noodles in, continue stirring add in seasoning salt and black pepper(if you choose it)
6. Enjoy

Ingredients

All done and ready to be enjoyed

Shrimp rasta pasta

So I've never been to the famous footprints neither have I ever tried anyone's rasta pasta but the first time I ever made rasta pasta was a big hit so I decided to share the recipe with you all. Because Theedee loves yall lol. So here we go.

Ingredients:

• 1lb raw shrimps 
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 stalk of scallions
• 1 packet knorr parma rosa
• 2  tablespoons of jerk seasoning(mild or hot:depending on how hot you want it)
• 2 cups shredded/grated mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese
• 1 & half cups of milk
• 1 box of  penne pasta
• Bell peppers (green,red,yellow whatever you prefer)

Method:

1. Boil penne pasta until well cooked (about 8-11mins or as instructed on box)
2. Wash shrimps and season as you usually would and then add 1 tablespoon of jerk seasoning. In a small sauce pan cook shrimps until its pink(usually takes about 10mins). 
3. In a large sauce pan, add the tablespoon of oil, with chopped scallions, stir for about a minute and add the remaining tablespoon of jerk season until its fully coated with the onions. 
4. Pour in half a cup of milk and a cup of the shredded cheese, stir for a while, add in half of the  packet of knorr parma rosa, with rest of the milk and cheese, stir for a second then add in your pasta,then add in the remaining Parma rosa. 
5. Add in your bell peppers, if milk seems to have disappeared from the sauce add a little more to it.
6. Serve immediately.......Enjoy

***(You can choose to mix in half of the shrimps while it cooks or just top the shrimps on the pasta when serving.....Look at pictures below)

*** Knorr Parma rosa is hard to find in the local stores but in the big chain grocery stores like Pathmark,stop and shop and food town(for those of you in New York). Can also be found in target and Amazon(if you're not a New Yorker😬). 

--->The sauce on the pasta dries up pretty quick so you can serve immediately when done or make the sauce a lot so it takes a while for it to dry up. Either way it's still delicious☺️

Before and after mixing in shrimps

With and without the bell peppers

Deep Fried Shrimps

Hello, Shrimp lover here again! Lol

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of medium sized shrimps (deveined and with the tails left on them)
• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 cup of panko bread crumbs (any bread crumbs could work)
• 1/4 cup of oil (for frying)

Method:

1. In a bowl, season the shrimp with the black pepper,garlic powder and salt
2. Mix your flour and paprika in a small bowl, put the eggs and bread crumbs in separate bowls
3. Heat up your oil on medium heat
4. Put the shrimp in the flour mixture then into the eggs, and then mix in the bread crumbs
5. Fry until gold brown(takes about 5 minutes to brown)

Ps: It does get a little messy so be prepared. :-)

Ingredients

Step by step 

All ready. :-) 

Shrimps!!!!!

Haha! I don't know exactly what to call this except what it is....some SHRIMPS!!! LOL I am such a shrimp lover it's insane, I was craving shrimps but didn't want curry shrimp or fried shrimp so I just went into my fridge got some bell peppers, onions and then here we are! Some yummy shrimps!! :-D

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of shrimp (peeled,deveined) 
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 1 green pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt (I used Lawry's as always)
• 1/3 teaspoon of oil(olive oil or canola oil)

PS: You can make this as spicy as you want by increasing the amount of spices you use, its all up to you. If you also want it saucy just add 1 or 1/2 cup of water mix it with 1 or 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch or flour and pour it on your shrimps and let it simmer till it gets the "thickness". The one I made didn't have any sauce because that's how I preferred it. 

Method:

1. Wash shrimps and season with all your spices, set aside
2. Chop and wash your vegetables (Don't cut them too small)
3. In a sauce pan, add the oil, pour in your vegetables, stir for about 5 minutes 
4. Add in your seasoned shrimps, stir for another 5 minutes, Let it simmer for 15minutes
5. Serve with jollof, fried rice, white rice and rice and peas

Vegetables

Almost ready

Curry Shrimp

I love shrimp, fried, grilled, boiled no matter how it is cooked, I just love shrimp lol BUT curry shrimp has to be one of my absolute favorites.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of peeled and deveined shrimp
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 2 tablespoons of curry powder
• 2 stalks of scallion(also known as spring onions)
• 2 onions
• 1 tomato(optional)
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper(Jamaican hot pepper)
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch(if none, flour can be used...this thickens the sauce)
• 1/2 sweet green pepper 
• 1/2 sweet red or yellow bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Ps: You don't have to use all these bell peppers. They are optional, I used them because i love them :-).

Method:

1. Chop onions,scallions, peppers, tomato and garlic
2. Mix the shrimp in one bowl with one tablespoon of curry powder
3. Melt the butter in a sauce pan, add the other tablespoon of curry powder, fry for about a minute
4. Add the chopped vegetables, fry for about 2 minutes
5. Add the shrimps and let it simmer for about 5 minutes
6. Add water and cornstarch(flour) and let it cook for another 5-10 minutes
7. Enjoy with white rice, rice and peas, jollof or fried rice. :-)