Description
A spicy pan-seared shrimp dish flavored with sambal oelek.
Ingredients
- 1 pound large frozen shrimp, tails removed
- ½ cup butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
- ½ lemon, juiced, divided
- 1 ½ teaspoons butter
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- ½ cup sambal oelek (Indonesian red chile paste)
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups sushi rice
- ½ bunch green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Place shrimp in a large bowl of cold water until thawed
- 10 to 15 minutes.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in the microwave in 15-second intervals
- 30 seconds to 1 minute. Mix in garlic and half the lemon juice.
- Melt 1 1/2 teaspoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent
- about 5 minutes. Add shrimp
- garlic butter mixture
- and sambal oelek. Cook and stir until garlic is cooked and shrimp are heated through
- 7 to 8 minutes.
- Bring water and sushi rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to low
- cover
- and simmer until rice is tender
- about 15 minutes. Remove from heat
- and let stand
- covered
- until liquid has been absorbed
- about 10 minutes.
- Serve shrimp over rice
- topped with remaining lemon juice and green onions.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 33 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins
Servings: 6