orange pepper shrimp with texmati rice
Sweet oranges and spicy black pepper create a fantastic marinade for the shrimp. It's a fairly simple dish that looks like it took hours to prepare. You can prepare the Texmati rice ahead of time and reheat it in the same pan you used to saute the shrimp.
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- ORANGE PEPPER SHRIMP
- 2 pounds shrimp, raw, peeled and deveined (16-20 count)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 medium fresh oranges, juiced, zested, reserving orange halves
- 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- TEXMATI RICE
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain Texmati or basmati rice
- 12 ounces reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon orange zest (reserved from marinade)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
How To Make orange pepper shrimp with texmati rice
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Step 1Prepare the shrimp. Rinse shrimp in cold water. Place shrimp in a glass bowl. Add the pepper, vinegar, orange juice, 1 tablespoon of the zest, garlic, and juiced orange halves.
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Step 2Stir mixture to combine. Cover, refrigerate, and let marinate for 20 minutes.
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Step 3Prepare the rice. Bring rice, broth or water, salt, and butter to a boil over high heat in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir.
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Step 4Reduce the heat to simmer, covered tightly, for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow to sit, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Step 5Remove the shrimp from the marinade and discard the marinade. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the drained shrimp.
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Step 6Saute the shrimp until cooked, about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
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Step 7Sprinkle the rice with black pepper and orange zest.
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Step 8Fluff with a fork and serve warm.
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Step 9Place 1/3 cup of the rice on each plate.
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Step 10Top with 4 to 5 shrimp and serve.
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