Fusili with steamed shrimps and celery - warm pasta salad, Asian flavors


You will find guided instructions on how to make this warm pasta salad as you read along. No stir frying or sauteing is required. But steaming may not be avoided. This warm pasta salad for Presto Pasta Night has a main trace of Asian flavors as a result of the marinade and ingredients used in steaming the prawns.

Fusili with steamed shrimps/prawns and celery
This warm pasta salad is

done by first shredding celery ; then steaming the shrimps or prawns in this recipe --> chinese-style - without the egg- whites and red chili but adding in spring onions/scallions; and preparing some tomato wedges.

While shredding the celery, boil the fusili or any other shell pasta. While the prawns are steaming, add the cooked pasta, tomato wedges, and celery strips into a big bowl or deep dish like this -


When the prawns are cooked (steaming takes about 8mins), dish and lay them on the serving bowl or deep dish -


The natural "juices" of the steamed prawns/shrimps infuse so well with the fusili. And with the ginger, scallions, sesame oil and pepper that have gone into steaming the prawns/shrimps, you will taste all of that in your pasta.

Does that sound refreshing to you?

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29 comments:

  1. Woohoo! So many shrimps! Love your celery shredder! So loaded with liao, I couldn't see much pasta. haha!

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  2. that is certainly a healthy meal. oh, btw, I spotted a typo on your title. I think you mean shrimp...

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  3. Oh man, I love that shredder too. Have not seen it yet, if I do, need to buy me one. :) Your shrimps pasta does look refreshing!

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  4. you have a gadget that I don't have!!! eeekkk!!! i must get shredder like yours!

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  5. It looks delicious! But I would throw in some feta cheese and olives in it. Okay, it won't be Asian style or flavors but I'm in love with greek salads lately. :-)

    I really like your new series of "no cooking" or "fewer cooking" dishes.

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  6. Yes, definitely very refreshing. When my kids are in uni, I might try this for us two oldies. :)

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  7. yes, this is such a refreshing salad! :D

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  8. I know everything else in the salad will taste fantastic with the flavourings but is it okay if I just pick the shrimp and eat them? :D

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  9. so effortless slick dish ! its totally refreshing

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  10. sounds damn good..steam prawns salad..wow..

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  11. so lovely...so fresh, so colourful, so tempting and yet my deliciously shrimps!

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  12. I'm with everyone else, your shredder doodad is so cool! Gotta find me one of those. This dish looks delicious, love all the juicy shrimp!

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  13. I'm also cooking pasta tonight! Your pasta dish looks so colourful.

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  14. Love the shredded celery! It really makes a beautiful presentation.

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  15. It looks scrumptious and sounds lovely too. Thanks so much for sharing with presto pasta nights.

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  16. Grogeous shrimp....Looks amazing... So colourful...

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  17. Udang, udang, udang. LOL. I bought a box of fresh water prawns...also I saw some Australian prawns at 99R too...haven't tried that...the shells are blue-ish in color, amazing!

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  18. east meets west, heyyo...just a normal vegetable peeler. Ha!

    mandy, thanks so much. Made the correction :)

    little corner, that one no special peeler leh! Just find a vegetable peeler can liow! Hee hee.

    steamy, you don't have coz this gadget was not featured on TV info-commercials :P

    ming, I don't really like olives. But if I were to make Greek salad, I say "yes" to feta.
    "No cooking" or "fewer cooking"...a good way to hide the "lazy me"....

    judy. how come only lao lang a sai jia? :p

    anh, yep...

    kelly, thanks

    cynthia, of course you can! :P but save some shrimps for me. ;)

    team bsg, ya lor...so easy to make.

    "joe", good for a change. Not tomato-based or cream-based.

    big boys oven, another shrimp lover :D

    amy, you can use a fruit or veg peeler for that effect :D

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  19. ECL, what pasta you cooking ? :p

    lydia, thks!

    ruth, always my pleasure. PPN motivates me :D

    sukanya, that's the joy.

    retno, brightens up my day :)

    RM, one box? Where you get from? Some Wholesale prawn market ah? I think I saw the Aussie prawns before but never buy. You buy lah!

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  20. oh goshhhhhh iam wondering how was delicious ur salad, looks great, i'd like to eat them now!

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  21. Very colourful and healthy dish indeed!

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  22. That sounds and looks so tempting! I love shrimps in anything and this sounds lovely with the shredded celery. I love the shredder - what else can you shred with that gadget?

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  23. prawns!! cant resist them, can we? LOL

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  24. I have never have a fancy for shrimps but this post makes me feel like eating the dish.

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  25. lia, yes...eat..best to be taken luke-warm :D

    windy, I like the colors too!

    nora b., anything that you want strips and maybe veg that are long are easier to shred? Carrots etc.
    However, I think it can be used as a fruit peeler as well.

    ironeaters, yes...tuck in!

    oceanskies79, you don't like shrimps? I love prawns with heads! :O

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  26. hey there! thanks for another shrimp idea! heh I love shrimp and your salad looks v. delish!

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  27. Oh how can you do this to me? That looks amazing! AMAZING!


    Commercial Pasta Cookers

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