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I had been asked for an Arroz con Camarones recipes not that long ago. I looked through all my videos and realized you know what? I don’t have one out and I thought I did! Now this is my easy version of the dish. Lol I know a lot of people are traditionalists when it comes ot Puerto Rican cooking and I am not proclaiming this is what my Dad brought when he moved from the island lol. I have made this a simple great little dinner recipe cause you know.. I like easy yea LMAO. So anyway if you want to dip your toes into the water of Puerto Rican cooking this is perfect it is a more Americanized version of a classic PR dish I know you guys will love, so go ahead give it a try I know you will end up adding this into your dinner rotation lol.
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- 1 lb. Shrimp
- 1 Cup Rice, Uncooked
- 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
- 1/2 Onion, Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Peas
- 1/2 tsp. Cumin
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 Tomatoes, Chopped
- 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
- 1/2 Cup White Wine
- Season Shrimp with Salt, Pepper, and Cumin. Toss and let Stand for at least 35-45 Minutes
- In small pot bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add Shrimp in and allow to cook for 3 Minutes. Remove shrimp from the water pat dry and set aside. Keep that water as we will use it later.
- In a medium pan heat Olive Oil, add rice and all it to fry for several minutes. Add the water you retained from the shrimp bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low cover and allow to simmer until water is completely absorbed.
- In a separate pan, melt butter and sauté garlic and shrimp. After about 2 minutes add in your chopped tomatoes, onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add white wine and allow to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Combine Rice, with Shrimp mixture cook until rice begins to dry, about 5 minutes. Add in peas and cook until heated thoroughly.
- Salt and Pepper to taste and serve.
2 Comments
Carla cervantes
January 27, 2018 8:33 pmI just want to say that do far in the last 3 days we have done the shrimp with rice and the stuffed salmon with the basic spinach sun dried tomatoes and feta OMG delish and tonight we did the arroz con pollo muy bueno all of it now we are hooked thank you for so many delicious foods to choose from we will continue to follow all your recipes muchas gracias
ttrican
January 29, 2018 1:23 pmThat is so awesome! I love hearing that people have tired and like some of the recipes I put up! Thank you so much for taking the time to post! =)
Tony
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