Arroz Con Camarones Receta Boricua Recipes

ARROZ CON CAMARONES OR SHRIMP RICE

Steps:

• Marinate the shrimp with salt, pepper, 1 tsp of cumin, and the crushed garlic.
• Bring water to boil in a large pot, add the shrimp and boil for about 2 minutes.
• Remove the shrimp from the water and reserve 2 ½ cups of the water they cooked in to prepare the rice.
• Remove the shells and tails from the shrimp; leave the tails on a few of the shrimp that will be used as a garnish. Chop about half of the shrimp in half and leave the other half whole.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or pot, add the minced garlic, cook for about 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
• Add the rice to the garlic and oil, mix well until the rice is coated with oil.
• Add the 2 ½ cups of water that was used to boil the shrimp. Bring to boil and reduce heat to low.
• 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. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the white wine to the vegetable mix and continue cooking for another 5 minutes, until the onions and peppers are tender.
• 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.
• Add the remaining shrimp during the last minutes and mix well.
• Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley and garnish with shrimp with tails on.
• Serve with avocado slices, tomato and onion curtido salad, lime slices, and of course some good aji or hot sauce.

ARROZ CON CAMARONES (SPANISH STYLE SHRIMP & RICE)

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan, saute onions, peppers & garlic in olive oil.
• 2. put in bay leaf, oregano, sazon seasoning, can of tomato sauce, wine and water
• 3. add in rice.... bring to a boil and simmer covered about 25 mins...uncover and add in the shrimp and gently stir...add pimentos and cover and simmer another 20 mins....making sure the rice is tender and shrimp is no longer pink.

ARROZ CON CAMARONES (YELLOW RICE WITH SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Peel the shrimp and save the shells. You should have about 4 cups of shells from 2lbs of large shrimp. In a saucepan, add cold water, the shrimp shells, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer. Set aside.
• In a Dutch oven or saucepan with a lid, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, green pepper, and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add sliced pimentos and tomato sauce. Sauté for 1 minute. Add rice, shrimp stock, chicken stock, ground cumin, Bijol, bay leaf, salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes. DO NOT OPEN THE LID. The steam is what cooks the rice. After 15 minutes, remove from the heat but keep the lid on for another 5-10 minutes.
• In the meantime, cook the shrimp. Season the shrimp with salt + pepper to taste. In a large skillet, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil at medium heat. Cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes until they turn pink. Careful not to overcook or they will be rubbery. Set aside.
• Remove the Dutch oven lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Gently fold in the peas and cooked shrimp until all is well combined. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

COSTA RICAN SHRIMP AND RICE RECIPE - ARROZ CON CAMARONES

Steps:

• In a rice cooker, cook the rice in the seafood stock. I use equal parts rice and stock. Add a bit of salt- maybe 1/2 teaspoon. I use the rice cooking method from my Costa Rican White Rice Recipe.
• While rice is cooking, chop up bell peppers, cilantro, half the garlic and onion. In traditional Costa Rican style, these veggies should be very very finely chopped.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium until shimmering (you could use a large pot). Add the onions and garlic- cook until the onion is transparent. Add the chopped bell peppers and cilantro and reduce heat to medium. Cook about 15 minutes
• In a smaller skillet heat the butter and the other half of the garlic. Add the shrimp and cook until they just turn pink. You will be heating these garlic shrimp again in the rice, so make sure they are just barely done or they'll get rubbery later. Which is gross.
• When the rice is done cooking, add the achiote and stir until the rice is evenly colored. Add the rice to the skillet with the veggies and add the Lizano. Stir until mixed.
• Finally, add the shrimp and mix everything together. Heat through, and serve with potato chips or French fries and a green salad.

CAMARONES AL AJILLO (GARLIC SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add the shrimp and cook until opaque, about 2 minutes on each side. Stir in the tomato sauce, parsley, and red pepper flakes, and cook until tomato sauce is warmed through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.