Ingredients
Caribbean Coconut Rice
3 cups minute rice
2.5 cups coconut milk (whatever equals 1 can)
1/2 cup water
1 bunch fresh cilantro (~ 2 cups chopped)
2/3 can drained & chopped pineapple chunks in its own juice (no syrup)
3 limes
Fresh-cracked sea salt to taste
Hot pepper spice to taste - I use Out of Our Gourd hot pepper spice blend from the Dane County Farmer’s Market:
http://bountifulcupboard.com/issue_pdf/BC6_pdf/BC_6_17-21.pdf
Island Paradise Shrimp
1 bag frozen, peeled, deveined, fully-cooked shrimp
3 tablespoons butter
1 lime
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/3 can drained & chopped pineapple (whatever is left over from rice)
Fresh-cracked garlic sea salt to taste. I use this one:
http://www.mccormick.com/productdetail.cfm?id=12158
Preparation
Rice preparation: Prepare rice according to package, but use mixture of coconut milk & water for the liquid. Let stand for an additional 5 minutes so that when you fold in the remaining ingredients, the cilantro doesn’t completely melt from the heat. Or, you could fold the cilantro into the rice right before serving.
Shrimp preparation: prepare frying pan with butter on medium heat. Add shrimp, lime juice, pineapple and garlic sea salt. Sauté for around 7 minutes or until shrimp is heated throughout. Fold in chopped cilantro and sauté for an additional 1 or 2 minutes before serving.
Makes 6 small servings.
