Quick Meals Part 4: Angel-hair Pasta with Shrimps and Macedonian Fruit Compote

As you can understand all this period has been quite hectic for me. Is it my imagination or sometimes the whole universe conspires so as to just drain you completely of your stamina by throwing so many things to be done in your way that simply consume all your time? Well, this happens to me lately. It seems that 24 hours are not enough for what I have to do. I am sleeping like 6 to 7 hours per day and I do not manage to get everything done. That is the reason why I make this quick meal series of dishes. I am running out of time all the time. I hope it’s just a phase I am going through and it will pass soon, otherwise I will probably have to get used to hospital food.

Anyway, this is again an inspiration of the moment and let me tell you it was super delicious, if I may use this term. It is ready in no time, literally, and everybody enjoyed it, even my son (you know that picky little guy, I was telling you about in my previous post). Especially, if you boil the vegetables for 5 minutes, before you sauté them, then it is done in about 30 minutes from start to finish.

I was in a hurry, so I baptized broccoli, chopped pepper and copped carrot in boiling water for 5 minutes. In this way the vegetables became soft, so as to cook easier in the skillet.

Take a skillet and pour the peanut oil in medium-high heat. Throw the vegetables and stir fry for 4 minutes or longer if you want them soft. Add the salt, ginger, onion powder and garlic powder while sautéing them. Pour the compote and lower the heat to medium-low. Let cook for 10 minutes. Five minutes before the end, add the shrimps.

In the meantime, put water in a pot in high heat. When the water starts boiling, throw the angel hair pasta. Let it cook for two minutes and drain them.

Now at this point you can do one of the following: either throw the angel hair in the skillet and toss with the sauce, or pour the sauce over the angel-hair pasta in each dish. I am sending this to Presto Pasta Nights an idea of Ruth Daniels hosted this week by Debbi from Debbi Does Dinner. Also I will link this to Julie’s Family Friendly Fridays at Mommie Cooks.

Kirsten from Comfortably Domestic accepted the challenge and wants to participate in the game 8 for 8 so here are the 8 questions I have for her.

1. Tell me three things that come to your mind when you hear the word Greece.

2. What do you believe you gain from blogging?

3. What is the first place you would like to visit outside the United States?

4. What is your most famous dish, the one that you think you rock?

5. What is your biggest fear?

6. What are your dreams for your children?

7. What is your most favorite sweet?

8. If you weren’t what you are what would you like to be?

Go visit her blog to learn more about her and what she is preparing in her kitchen.