Shrimp Rice

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs raw shrimp, shells on, deveined
• 2 teaspoons cumin, divided
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 2 tomatoes, peeled and seeded, diced
• 3 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped, plus more to garnish
• 1 teaspoon achiote powder
• 1/2 cup wine
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 marinate the shrimp with salt, pepper, 1 tsp of cumin, and the crushed garlic, let rest for an hour.
• 2 bring water to boil in a large pot, add the shrimp and boil for about 2 minutes.
• 3 remove the shrimp from the water and reserve 3 ½ cups of the water they cooked in to prepare the rice (add more water if needed).
• 4 remove the shells and tails from the shrimp; leave the tails on a few of the shrimp that will be used as a garnish.
• 5 chop the shrimp that are not being used for the garnish.
• 6 heat the oil in a large saucepan or pot, add the minced garlic, cook for about 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
• 7 add the rice to the garlic and oil, mix well until the rice is coated with oil.
• 8 add the 2 ½ cups of water that was used to boil the shrimp.
• 9 bring to boil and reduce heat to low.
• 10 in the meantime, melt the butter over medium heat in a large sauté pan; add the onions, peppers, tomatoes, parsley, ground achiote, salt, pepper, and remaining 1 tsp of cumin.
• 11 cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• 12 add the wine to the vegetable mix and continue cooking for another 5 minutes, until the onions and peppers are tender.
• 13 mix in the sautéed vegetables and chopped shrimp with the rice, which should still be cooking, and cook on low heat until the rice is tender.
• 14 add the remaining shrimp during the last minutes and mix well.
• 15 taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
• 16 sprinkle with chopped parsley and garnish with shrimp with tails on.
• 17 serve with avocado slices, tomato and onion curtido salad, lime slices, and of course some good aji or hot sauce.