Cajun shrimp and rice scampi
Cajun shrimp and rice scampi

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cajun shrimp and rice scampi. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook cajun shrimp and rice scampi using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun shrimp and rice scampi:
  1. Get small red chiles minced
  2. Prepare med jalepeno minced
  3. Prepare garlic cloves minced
  4. Take fine chopped celery
  5. Prepare fine chopped green bell
  6. Take fine chopped onion
  7. Take Fine chopped parsley
  8. Take large lemon zested and juiced
  9. Make ready mayport shrimp (or the freshest medium to large you can get)
  10. Prepare webber Cajun seasoning (it's less saltier than most)
  11. Make ready Dried basil
  12. Prepare Dried oregano
  13. Make ready Smoked paprika
  14. Make ready Evo
  15. Prepare butter
  16. Take chicken stock
  17. Take jazmatti rice (long grain)
  18. Prepare dry white wine

We went with bell peppers, onions, and corn, but any stir-fry vegetable would work here. When cooking the shrimp, make sure you have a single layer. If you overcrowd the pan, you risk. I added Cajun spices to top off and it hit the spot.

Steps to make Cajun shrimp and rice scampi:
  1. Add 2 tbsp of butter to pan, when simmering add all veggies and half the garlic and sauté until really soft, about 15 minutes
  2. Add basil, oregano, paprika until combined and then add the rice and cook in the veggies for about 10 minutes. Add a good pinch of salt and cook for another 5. Add stock and simmer covered for about 15 to 20 minutes
  3. After about 15 minutes check rice and if liquid is mostly absorbed cover and remove from heat while you finish the rest of the dish
  4. Season shrimp with Webber Cajun seasoning and rub in, sear quickly and set aside.
  5. Add evo to the same pan followed by the rest of the garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add the wine and reduce for a few minutes.
  6. Add the lemon zest, juice of a whole lemon, 1/2 cup chicken stock and a couple tablespoons of parsley (I add a tsp if crushed red pepper) and simmer for a few minutes.
  7. Remove from heat and incorporate the rest of the butter until sauce starts to thicken
  8. Add shrimp and toss until heated through
  9. Plate rice and top with the saucy Cajun shrimp, parsley and a squeeze of lemon

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