Thai Shrimp With Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons sambal oelek or 2 tablespoons spiracha hot chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 12 ounces shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or food processor, whirl oil, chili paste, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, garlic, and ginger until well blended.
• 2 in a shallow 2 to 3-quart baking dish, mix shrimp and chili paste mixture; cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, in a 2- to 3-quart pan over high heat, bring 1 3/4 cups water to a boil. stir in rice and salt. reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender to bite, about 20 minutes.
• 4 spread shrimp into a single layer in baking dish. broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until bright pink and opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), 4 to 5 minutes. may, also, be grilled.
• 5 mound rice equally on four dinner bowls; spoon shrimp and juices equally over rice. sprinkle with cilantro. serve with additional sriracha or soy sauce.