Steamed Baby Shrimp with Blanched Asparagus Spears is so delicious, The recipe was quick an d easy and tasted fantastic. Serve for your family and friends, from ABS-CBN Food Entertainmnet, recipe from Victoria Reyes Ferrer

Ingredients:

Serves 4 to 6

1/2 kilo fresh baby shrimp (preferably live ones that are about 2 inches long when stretched), washed and whiskers removed

1/2 teaspoon salt, for shrimp

1 cup water

1/2 kilo fresh asparagus spears, cut to same

lengths, woody ends trimmed

1/2 teaspoon salt, for asparagus

2 teaspoons calamansi juice

2 tablespoons cooking oil

1 tablespoon minced garlic

Method:

Place the shrimp in a pot and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the sait. Cover pot and cook shrimp over high heat unti shrimps turn pink.

Lower heat to medium low, and continue steaming shrimp for another 5 to 10 minutes.

Keep shrimp in pot until ready to serve. Boil 1 cup water in a deep saucepan.

Place the trimmed asparagus spears in boiling water.

Cover saucepan and cock asparagus for about 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and plunge into ice water for 2 to 3 minutes.

Drain asparagus and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and caiamansi juice.

Place steamed shrimp and asparagus spears on va large platter.