Arroz con camarones — shrimp rice with ají

Name: Arroz con camarones — shrimp rice with ají
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 454 g raw peeled shrimp; 2 tsp ground cumin for the sauce; 1 tsp ground cumin for the shrimp; 2 tsp ground turmeric; 5 garlic clove; 3 garlic clove; 0.25 cup of annatto oil; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 1 tbsp ají amarillo chilli paste; 0.5 cup of frozen peas; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 bell pepper; 2 cups of cold cooked white rice; 1 tsp salt; 2 tomato; 0.5 cup of dry white wine — optional

Side dish
Peruvian

Cooked rice sautéed with shrimp, vegetables and a yellow chilli sauce.

Active time30 min

Cooking27 min

Total45 min

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Ingredients

5 garlic cloves
3 garlic cloves
1 onion
1 bell pepper
2 tomatoes
454 g raw peeled shrimp
1 tsp ground cumin for the shrimp
2 tsp ground cumin for the sauce
2 tsp ground turmeric
a quarter of a cup of annatto oil
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp ají amarillo chilli paste
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups of cold cooked white rice
1 tsp salt
half a cup of dry white wine — optional
half a cup of frozen peas

Preparation

Step completed · 1
If using frozen shrimp, thaw them in the refrigerator, then drain. Peel and separately chop the garlic for the shrimp and rice. Coat the drained shrimp with their garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Peel and chop the onion. Wash, deseed and dice the pepper and tomatoes.
Step completed · 2
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Sauté the garlic for the rice, add the rice and stir until hot. Set aside in a dish. In the same pan, combine annatto oil, sauce cumin, turmeric, onion, ají, pepper and tomatoes. Cook for 10 min, stirring. Add the wine if desired and cook for another 5–7 min until the vegetables are tender.
Step completed · 3
Return the rice to the sauce with the peas. Stir, add the seasoned shrimp and cook over low heat, stirring, until opaque throughout and the peas are tender. Serve hot in small side portions.

Allergens

Crustaceans
Sulphites

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