SESAME NOODLES WITH SHRIMP AND CORN

Sesame Noodles With Shrimp and Corn image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dinner, weekday, pastas, main course

Time 25m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 clove garlic
Fresh or frozen ginger to yield 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped
A few sprigs cilantro to yield 2 tablespoons chopped
2 tablespoons toasted sesame paste
7 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
8 ounces short pasta, like orecchiette, penne or rigatoni
3 ears corn
8 ounces cooked and peeled shrimp

Steps:

For the pasta, bring water to boil in covered pot.
With food processor running, put garlic through feed tube to mince.
Grate ginger. Wash and coarsely chop cilantro, and process in food processor with the ginger, sesame paste, soy sauce, sherry, vinegar and sugar to blend thoroughly. Spoon into serving bowl.
When water boils, cook pasta according to package directions.
Husk corn, and scrape kernels from cob. Cut each shrimp into 2 or 3 pieces, and add to sesame sauce.
When pasta is a minute away from being ready, add the corn kernels to the pot and cook one minute. Drain and stir into sesame sauce, mixing well with shrimp.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 720, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 121 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 38 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1242 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 0 grams