Rice and grains
Rice with Shrimp
Rice with shrimp — a delicious, easy-to-make dish. This recipe is as wonderful as lamb or chicken mansaf. Try it and serve it to guests at gatherings. Serve with hot sauce.
Rice with shrimp. A very tasty recipe — perfect for a special meal and suitable for feasts.
Ingredients
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- 1 kg whole brown shrimp (with shells)
- 2 cups basmati rice or any rice suitable for mansaf
- 4 cups water
- 2 grated carrots
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon fish seasoning
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Boiling the shrimp
- 1 large onion, cut into large pieces
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- whole black peppercorns
- whole cumin seeds
- 3 bay leaves
- 4 cardamom pods
- coriander seeds
- For more tasty rice recipes see: Mansaf of rice and meat with vegetables
Method
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- Peel the shrimp, remove the black vein from their backs, wash them well and let them drain
- Put the shells and tails of the shrimp in a pot with water after rinsing them, of course. Add all the seasonings and simmer for about an hour over low heat
- Strain and discard the shells, and set the cooking liquid aside
- In another pot, heat oil and lightly sauté the finely chopped onion, then add the minced garlic and the well-drained shrimp and stir
- When the shrimp turn red, add the grated carrot and the reserved shrimp stock, plus four cups of regular water
- When the water boils, add the washed and drained rice. Wait until the water level reaches the rice, then cover the pot and reduce the heat
- Leave the shrimp rice to cook until done and serve it hot with ready-made hot sauce and salad
Recipe tags
Rice and grainsInternationalPescatarianDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeBoiledRiceFish
Notes and serving ideas
- Mansaf of rice and meat with vegetables
