Arroz Con Camarones Spanish Style Shrimp Rice Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan, saute onions, peppers & garlic in olive oil.
• 2. put in bay leaf, oregano, sazon seasoning, can of tomato sauce, wine and water
• 3. add in rice.... bring to a boil and simmer covered about 25 mins...uncover and add in the shrimp and gently stir...add pimentos and cover and simmer another 20 mins....making sure the rice is tender and shrimp is no longer pink.

Steps:

• Shell, devein and refrigerate shrimp.
• Place shrimp shells in a saucepan with the water and boil about 15 minutes. Strain and reserve 3 cups of the water (adjust for serving changes). Discard the shells.
• In a shallow pan, heat the oil over medium heat until fragrant and saute shrimp quickly, just until they turn pink. Refrigerate again.
• In the same oil, saute the onion and bell pepper until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, wine, salt, pepper, saffron, cumin, oregano and bay leaf and cook for a few more minutes.
• Add the rice and the reserved shrimp water. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pan and cook gently for about 30 minutes until the rice is tender and almost dry. Add the shrimp 5 minutes before the rice is done.