Friday, March 16, 2007

Pierogie topped with Onions and Shimp in Butter

I'm a very big fan of "fast" food, especially when it comes off a stovetop. Good food doesn't have to mean you’re in the kitchen all day. I got the pierogie from Wal-Mart (Poppy's Polish Style Pierogie BITES, Potatoes & Cheddar). The ingredients are pretty simple too. Everyone should have everything but the shrimp and pierogies in their fridge/cabinet. This serves two or one hungry person.


Ingredients:
1 Pack (15oz) Pierogies (normal size or bite size, you pick the filling)
1 Large Sweet Onion (you can cut these any way you like)
8-10 pieces of Shrimp (more if you like)
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Pepper
1 Teaspoon Dry Oregano
1 Teaspoon Dry Basil
2 Cloves of minced garlic
Butter
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Direction:
Boil a pot of water. At the same time start the EVOO on a skillet pan (med-high) once hot add garlic. When the garlic is browned (doesn’t that smell wonderful?) add the onions. Add the salt and stir. Once onions are done sweating add the Shrimp, Oregano, Basil, then stir. Put the pierogies in the boiling water while waiting for the shrimp to cook. The direction on my pierogie package is to just boil them for approximately three minutes and not to overcook. Drain the pierogies and plate them. Remove the onions and shrimp from the heat, add the butter and stir until all the butter had melted. Top the pierogies with the onions and shrimp. Salt and pepper to taste!

I would of added cream but the carton in my fridge expired. You could add a little spice by adding cayenne pepper to taste. Enjoy!

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