Arroz Con Camarones Spanish Style Shrimp Rice 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.

SPANISH RICE AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice mix and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Boil for 1 minute; cover and reduce heat. Simmer until water is absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until just soft, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and seafood seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are bright pink, about 5 minutes.
• Mound rice on each plate; top with a portion of the pepper-shrimp mixture and a generous sprinkling of parsley.

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.

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!

SAFFRON ARROZ CON CAMARONES (SAFFRON RICE WITH SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Shell, devein and refrigerate shrimp.
• Place shrimp shells in a saucepan with the water and boil about 15 minutes. Strain and reserve 3 cups of the water (adjust for serving changes). Discard the shells.
• In a shallow pan, heat the oil over medium heat until fragrant and saute shrimp quickly, just until they turn pink. Refrigerate again.
• In the same oil, saute the onion and bell pepper until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, wine, salt, pepper, saffron, cumin, oregano and bay leaf and cook for a few more minutes.
• Add the rice and the reserved shrimp water. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pan and cook gently for about 30 minutes until the rice is tender and almost dry. Add the shrimp 5 minutes before the rice is done.