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shrimp riders

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
Las Vegas, NV

This delicious appetizer riding atop a bed of hot saffron rice with rum butter sauce will be the hit of your holiday party. You better triple the recipe so you don't run out.

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(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For shrimp riders

  • 24 lg
    shrimp,peeled,devein leave tails on
  • RUM SAUCE
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped parsley
  • 1 tsp
    oregano
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1/2 c
    melted butter
  • 1 1/2 oz
    rum liquor
  • SAFFRON RICE:
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/2 sm
    onion, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 c
    water
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    long grain rice
  • 1/2 tsp
    saffron

How To Make shrimp riders

  • 1
    Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. Split length-wise without cutting in half,and arrange in baking pan, tails up. Pour Rum Butter Sauce over shrimp. Bake in pre-heated 450^ oven for 4 minutes;slip under the broiler for 2 or 3 minutes to brown. Remove shrimp to a bed of hot rice in serving dish.Drain the sauce off and add the rum. Spoon sauce over shrimp and rice.
  • 2
    Rum Butter Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, except rum. Heat to simmer then remove from heat and pour over shrimp.
  • 3
    Saffron Rice: Melt butter in medium saucepan, add onion and saffron; cook until onion is soft and translucent. Add water and salt. Bring to a boil again, stir and cook until rice has absorbed all the liquid and is tender and fluffy.
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