Tobecker

Basil Shrimp with Feta and Orzo

This is a wonderful summer food. I found it in Cooking Light.

1 regular-size foil oven bag
Cooking spray
1/2 cup uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup (2 oz) crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Coat inside of oven bag with cooking spray. Place the bag on a large shallow baking pan.

3. Cook the pasta in boiling water for 5 minutes, omitting salt and fat, drain. Place the pasta in a large bowl. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and next 7 ingreatients (1 teaspoon oil through pepper). Place the orzo mixture in prepared oven bag. Combine shrimp mixtrue on orzo mixture. Fold edge of bag over to seal. Bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes or until the shrimp are done. Cut open the bag with a sharp knife, and peel back the foil. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.

Note: I usually double this recipe since it makes a tasty leftover.

May 18th, 2003

Pork Tenderloin the easy way….

Here is our favorite pork tenderloin recipe. We make it for the first night of every cabin trip. Hope you like it.

1 (1-lb) pork tenderloin
4 cups water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided

1. Trim fat from pork (including silverskin). Combine pork and next 6 ingredients (pork through bay leaf) in a large zip lock plastic bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerate 2 1/2 hours. (We usually let it marinate for 24 hours)

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

3. Remove pork from bag; discard marinade. Pat pork dry with a paper towel. combine rosemary and 1 teaspoon oil; rub over pork.

4. Heat remaining 3 teaspoons oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of pork. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 degrees (slightly pink). Wrap in foil; chill 3 hours or overnight.

5. Cut pork diagonally across grain into 24 slices.

Serve with biscuits and chutney.

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