Plantian Pilaf

Recipe Ingredients

3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
1 1/4 cups	78g / 2.8oz	Onions - thinly sliced
3		Garlic - pressed
1 1/4 cups	200g / 7.1oz	Rice
2 cups	474ml	Chicken broth
3/4 cup	177ml	Tomato juice.
1/4 cup	59ml	Dry sherry
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Paprika
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1		Water
1 tablespoon	15ml	Old bay seasoning
24 tablespoons	360ml	Raw shrimp - or 8-10 oz. (medium)
		Frozen raw shrimp
1 cup	237ml	Pineapple chunks in juice - drained
1 cup	237ml	Frozen peas

Recipe Instructions

In a nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over med. heat. Add onions and cook until they are translucent. Add garlic, stir and lower heat. Cook very briefly only until garlic is also translucent. Do not brown.

In another wide skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over med. heat. Add rice and saute until golden brown. Add the cooked onions and garlic.

Add the stock, tomato juice, sherry, paprika and salt. Cover the pan and cook for 20-30 minutes. or until juices are absorbed.

While the rice is cooking bring the quart of water to a boil.

Add the Old Bay Seasoning and the shrimp. Cook just until the shrimp has turned pink. Drain immediately and discard water.

Do not overcook the shrimp. Peel and devein if needed. Remove the cover from the rice and add the pineapple, shrimp and peas.

Raise the heat to med. stirring until the peas are just cooked and the mixture is heated. Serve immediately.

Source-The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson

Source:
Diane Mott Davidson, The Main Corpse

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