Rice with shrimp

Today friends we bring you a very special recipe, in our culture. It is about the famous rice with shrimps, a fairly common typical dish in the diverse and coastal country of Peru, this tradition is also shared with countries such as Colombia and Ecuador, and it is not surprising for its intense and delicious flavor that we can share this cultural delight.

We Latinos get used to eat rice daily in our daily meals, and we accompany it with various recipes, preparations or proteins. Always serving in the quantities desired by the diner.

This recipe can be used as main course or as side dishes. It should be noted that it is a fairly simple dish to prepare, it will not take you long in the kitchen, and most importantly it will remind you of your native roots, cooking rice has always been a simple task, so this is the time to give it a touch. additional to your food, and to pamper your friends and family with a recipe that will caress your palate.

Without further ado, it's time for you to start preparing this rich rice with shrimp or the marinera and try for yourself, the cultural delight of our beautiful Peru.

Rice with shrimp recipe

Ingredients

Preparation of Rice with Shrimp

Well my friends, let's start preparing this rich and popular recipe, to make it easier for you to clearly understand the preparation of this dish, we are going to explain it to you through small simple steps, which will help you in the preparation process.

The first thing you will do is the following:

1. You must wash the 500 grams of shrimp tails very well, then in a pot you will add water, you will calculate it according to the amount of shrimp, and add salt to your liking. You put the shrimp in the water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
2. Once the time has elapsed, you must remove the shrimp, drain them and peel them (remove the shell and veins). You will need a lot of lemon juice, where you will let the shrimp rest with a little fine salt, normally it is left for 15 minutes.
3. Apart in a pot you will place ½ liter of water to boil, in that water you will add the two cubes of chicken substance until they dissolve correctly. In this water you are going to add 360 grams of rice and you will let it cook slowly over medium heat, until, you see the rice has absorbed all the broth and is cooked (without letting it be too much), do not add salt since the cubes contain enough.
4. Then we remove the shrimp from the lemon juice, and prepare a pan to which abundant oil will be added to fry. We are going to pass the shrimp through 1 beaten egg, and then also pass it through the white flour, this done we are placing the shrimp in the pan with the oil, until they are golden.
5. Now you take advantage of the fact that the rice is hot, to start dressing it, you are adding 50 grams of margarine or butter, then you are going to add the 100 grams of grated Parmesan cheese.

And ready to plate or serve, on a plate you place the desired portion of rice and on top you add the shrimp tails. Finally you spread 100 grams of chopped parsley and that's it.

Tips for making a delicious Rice with Shrimp

To make a delicious rice with shrimp, we invite you to choose the freshest shrimp you can get, because this will be a key aspect in the flavor that your dish will have.

This recipe has been prepared in an alternative way to what it is normally used to prepare, for example instead of frying and breading the shrimp, you can also prepare it with a stew of onion, peppers, tomato, garlic, chili (to your liking)

And it will give a more intense flavor to your dish. On the other hand, you can prepare the rice with the broth that remains when preparing the shrimp and it will be impregnated even more with this marine flavor.

In the water where you are going to boil the shrimp, you can add spices to your liking, for example, they can be turmeric, paprika, salt and if you wish you add a whole onion and garlic. 

To accompany the shrimp in this preparation you can prepare a garlic sauce giving it another flavor, a little more casual and it could also be seen as a delicious snack.

And having said all this friends, you can also according to your knowledge add your favorite seasonings, but remember not to overload it with too much, since the protagonist of the recipe could be lost, that is, the shrimp. Without more to say, we wish you a good meal, and to taste this dish.

Nutritional value

Although it is necessary for all of us to have a balanced diet, but nevertheless, sometimes we do not have the knowledge of the benefits of some foods in the recipes that we prepare. Today we will help you to see that it is not only about a good taste, but also a good energetic contribution to your health and the functions of your metabolism.

Shrimp are a great energetic contribution, lately it has been said that consuming shrimp can raise cholesterol, but nevertheless we will explain its benefits:

In addition to having an exquisite flavor, it is the source of a large number of healthy properties. As for example in its content of omega 3 fatty acids, which when consumed in your diet can be of great contribution to prevent future heart disease. Shrimp also provides you with vitamin B12, E and D, it also contains minerals such as zinc, iron and iodine.

It is true that it can raise your bad cholesterol, but nevertheless it can stabilize your good HDL cholesterol, remember that all consumption in excess is harmful.

On the other hand, we will also talk to you about the properties of rice, being a universal food, as it is highly consumed by the majority of the world's population. Rice is a starch, characterized by being a firm source of calories, it is considered an easily digestible hypoallergenic food, with a variety of properties. It has also been studied that its protein property is considered better than that of other cereals.