Y’all know I loves a quick meal. Nothing grinds my nerves so, than being stuck in a hot kitchen in the summer.
This week I went with a recipe that I’ve made before but it’s been awhile. I even mentioned it last year on my 5 Quick and Easy Meals for Summer post.
I got the recipe from Martha Stewart. The only tweak I made was substituting Old Bay for the Cajun Seasoning in hopes that it wouldn’t be so spicy this time around and it worked. I served ours with rice but I could easily see subbing the rice for grits. I wish I would’ve thought of that. Nothing like creamy grits with fish or shrimp.
Anywho.
Mimimal chopping was involved
You do know everything tastes better with a little butter.
5-7 minutes in the pan
Ready to eat
Here’s the recipe
Ingredients
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- Coarse salt
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large celery stalk, diced small ( 3/4 cup)
- 1 small bunch scallions, white and green parts separated and thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 large lemon, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
- 1 3/4 pounds shell-on extra-large shrimp, deveined
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2 1/4 cups salted water to a boil. Add rice, stir, and return to a boil. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- Meanwhile, in a large heavy pot, melt butter over medium-high. Add celery, scallion whites, and garlic and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add Creole seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
- Add Worcestershire, lemon, and shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are pink and coated with sauce, about 4 minutes. Serve shrimp over rice with scallion greens on top.
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6 Comments
Kurlylicious
June 25, 2014 at 8:25 amLooks delicious! I will try this soon!
Jenni
June 25, 2014 at 12:25 pmThanks for sharing! Looks yummy and super easy.
Baby Shopaholic
June 25, 2014 at 1:42 pmThis looks delish! I got some jumbo shrimp in the fridge and I will be trying this!
Tori | Glasses and Glitter
June 25, 2014 at 3:45 pmDee made something similar and I was drooling at that. This looks delish! I’m make it one day!
Kim Jackson
June 25, 2014 at 7:47 pmYummers! That sounds so tasty! I don’t do butter but I could easily substituting with olive oil. I may have to give it a try!
Law_Fal
June 25, 2014 at 10:05 pmLooks delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!