shrimp riders
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.
prep time
5 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
makes 8 servings
Ingredients
- 24 large shrimp,peeled,devein leave tails on
- RUM SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 ounces rum liquor
- SAFFRON RICE:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron
How To Make shrimp riders
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Step 1Peel 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.
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Step 2Rum Butter Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, except rum. Heat to simmer then remove from heat and pour over shrimp.
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Step 3Saffron 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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Category:
Other Sauces
Category:
Seafood Appetizers
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Ingredient:
Seafood
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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