Name: Garlic Shrimp with Coconut Rice
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 300 grams Argentinian Extra Large Shrimp; ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder; ½ Teaspoon Salt; ¼ Teaspoon Pepper; ½ Tablespoon Canola Oil; 2 Cups Jasmine Rice; 400 ml Coconut Milk; 1½ Cups Water; 1 Teaspoon Salt; 4 Sprigs Cilantro; 1 large Carrot; ½ Red Bell Pepper; 1 Stalk Green Onion; 1 Sprig Cilanto

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How to Make Garlic Shrimp
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Sometimes you need an easy quick and light meal - that is exactly what you get when you make Garlic Shrimp with Coconut Rice. This meal is ready in a mere 20 minutes, it is comprised of simple, common ingredients and will have you making it regularly on busy nights for its flavourful bites.

garlic shrimp with two scoops of coconut rice and julienned vegetables on a black slate plate

Ingredients

Shrimp - I LOVE the Raw Wild Argentinian Extra Large Shrimp from Walmart (Great Value Brand.) It is naturally pink when raw and tastes more like lobster tail than shrimp!
Garlic Powder
Salt Black Pepper
Canola Oil
Rice - Jasmine is best but any rice that cooks in 20 minutes is great (I personally like Uncle Ben's Converted Rice)
Coconut Milk (Light or Regular whatever suits your fancy)
Water
Cilantro - 100% Optional. If you don't love cilantro don't use it!
Carrot
Red Bell Pepper
Green Onion
(can use other fresh veggies too such as red cabbage, peas, spinach, mushrooms, and shaved Brussels sprouts.)

How to Make Garlic Shrimp

This shrimp is sold frozen you can thaw it in the fridge or run it underwater until you're able to remove the shell. It is already deveined but I like to make sure it's clean by rinsing it before seasoning it.
Place the peeled and cleaned shrimp in a bowl and toss them in the canola oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes before cooking.
Over Medium-High heat saute the shrimp until cooked through.

How to Make Coconut Rice

Rinse the rice until the water runs clear.
In a pot; mix the coconut milk, water and salt - Stir. Add RIce and Cilantro
Cook for 20 minutes on medium heat
Fluff with a fork once cooked.

How to Julienne Vegetables

Red Pepper, Green Onion and Carrots that are sliced into thin long sticks. This cut is called julienne

Julienne (joo-lee-EHN) is a French word for cutting food into thin long strips or “matchsticks” using a knife or a mandoline. This technique is often used with vegetables to add texture to a dish and to ensure even cooking.

How to Julienne Carrots:

Peel the carrots and cut them into 8cm lengths. Trim 1 side and turn to lie flat. Repeat 3 more times to trim the remaining sides.
Carefully cut 1 trimmed carrot piece lengthways into 2-4mm thick slices. Arrange the carrot slices in a stack.
Carefully slice the carrot stack lengthways into matchsticks. Repeat with the remaining carrot pieces.

How to Julienne Red Peppers

Wash Peppers and Set them on the Cutting Board. Hold the pepper so that the pepper is resting its bottom on the cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut the sides off the peppers starting a few centimetres from the root and slicing down. This cut will avoid the core and seeds.
Once you have the sides cut off, cut off the bottom as well. Now stack your pieces with the outside of the peppers' skin face down; this makes it easier to cut.
Thinly slice the peppers into strips lengthwise.

How to Julienne Green Onions (Scallions)

Wash and then Trim the Root off.
Cut each stalk into 2 pieces
Halve Each piece of scallion, continue to halve until you have even matchstick style slives.

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