Low Country Pilau Ww Recipes

LOWCOUNTRY PERLOO

Steps:

• Peel all the shrimp and put the shells, and heads if you have them, into a pot with the bay leaves, onion, celery and carrot. Cover with 7 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Simmer gently for 30 minutes while you chop everything else for the perloo.
• As the stock is simmering, slowly fry the bacon in a large, heavy pot. When it is crispy, remove the bacon (eat a slice) and chop roughly. Set the bacon aside.
• Saute the 2 cups chopped onion, 2 cups chopped celery and the diced yellow bell pepper in the bacon fat until soft but not browned. Add the garlic and rice and cook, stirring often for 3 minutes, until the rice turns translucent.
• Add the white wine, tomatoes and chile pepper to the pot and stir well.
• Set up a fine-meshed strainer with a paper towel in it. Ladle two or three ladles of the shrimp stock through this strainer into the rice pot. Stir well. Cook, stirring often, until the liquid is absorbed. Repeat this process until the rice is tender.
• Add one more ladle of shrimp stock to the pot, along with the shrimp and the parsley. Mix to combine, cover the pot and turn the heat to its lowest setting. Cover for 5 minutes to let the shrimp cook, then mix in the bacon and black pepper and serve.

LOW-COUNTRY PILAU WW

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Discard the bacon fat in the skillet.
• Add the onion, red bell pepper, and garlic to the skillet and saute over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the rice, tomato, chicken broth, salt, cayenne and black pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the bacon, parsley, and basil.

OKRA PILAU

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large non-stick skillet until it is crisp; transfer bacon to a paper-towel lined plate to drain; discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet.
• Cook okra, onion, and bell pepper in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender, stir frequently.
• Add in rice and remaining ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Cover, lower heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• Take skillet off burner; add in bacon, stir to combine.
• Let sit 5 minutes.

LOWCOUNTRY SHRIMP PILAF

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add bell pepper and onion to pan; saute 2 minutes.
• Add garlic and Old Bay seasoning to pan; saute 1 minute.
• Add shrimp, wine, and clam juice; bring to a boil.
• Stir in rice, cover and removed from heat.
• Let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Place pan over medium-high heat.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon thyme and tomatoes; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon thyme.