Chiles Stuffed With Rice And Shrimp Salad Recipes

SHRIMP-STUFFED CHILES

Steps:

• Pour enough vegetable oil in a large heavy skillet to come 1/2 inch up the sides of the pan and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Add the chiles and fry, turning frequently, until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain and set aside.
• In a separate pan, heat the olive oil. Add the chopped onions and saute until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add the bell peppers and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until pink and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Season the filling with salt and pepper.
• Cut a lengthwise slit in each chile and carefully scoop out the seeds, leaving the stem intact. (For milder heat, carefully cut out the ribs.) Divide the shrimp filling among the chiles, then close, overlapping the sides of each opening slightly.
• On a shallow serving platter, toss the cucumber, sliced onions, soy sauce and lime juice and spread out on the platter. Arrange the chiles, seam-side up, on top of the salad and serve.

SHRIMP AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut tops off peppers and remove the seeds and ribs.
• Cook brown and white rices. Set aside. While rice is cooking, drizzle olive oil in a pan and sautee shrimp over medium heat.
• When shrimp are pink, remove shrimp from the pan. Cut shrimp into bite-sized pieces.
• Combine rices and the spices in pan and let simmer. Add shrimp to pan. Also add tomato sauce. Cook over medium heat.
• Add bread crumbs and 1/2 the parmesan cheese.
• Stuff peppers graciously and top with the remaining parmesan cheese.
• Cook in casserole dish for 15-20 minutes, until the parmesan cheese is melted and bubbling.

CHILES STUFFED WITH RICE AND SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Prepare chiles. Then, using a small sharp knife, cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1 inch of the tip of each chile. Keep the stems intact. Make a short crosswise cut at the top of the lengthwise cut, to form a "T" and carefully cut out the seed pod. Rinse the chiles under running water to wash out the remaining seeds. Pat the chiles dry with paper towels. Cover and refrigerate. 2. Prepare the rice salad, but do not include the radishes, olives, or lettuce. Cover the salad and refrigerate. 3. Put the shrimp into a large bowl. Add the oil, red pepper, Worcestershire, and salt. Let stand about 20 minutes. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook the shrimp, turning, until curled and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl. When cool enough to handle, set aside 12 whole shrimp for the final presentation. Cut the rest of the shrimp into 1/2-inch pieces. Mix the small shrimp pieces with the rice salad. 4. To assemble, stuff each chile with about 1/2 cup of the rice and shrimp salad. Reshape the chiles to their original form with the opening on top showing some of the filling. Place the stuffed chiles in the center of 4 serving plates. Spoon the remaining rice along one side of each chile, but do not cover any of the green. Garnish each plate with the diced tomatoes. Drizzle the tops of the chiles with sour cream. Place 3 of the reserved whole shrimp on top of each stuffed chile. Serve cold. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

POBLANO STUFFED WITH CHORIZO, SHRIMP AND RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil and chorizo, cook for 3 minutes. Add peppers, jalapeno, onions and garlic. Cook until translucent, then add rice and cook until all the grains of the rice are coated with oil. Add all liquids and stir over high heat for 3 minutes, cover and reduce heat to low. Check rice for doneness after 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place poblano chiles on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Once cool, cut top 1/4 of chile off and remove ribs and seeds.
• When rice is finished cooking, fluff with fork and stir in shrimp. Stuff chiles with 1/6 of the rice mixture. Place all the chiles on baking sheet and place into oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, mix cheeses together and cover pepper with cheese. Broil for 3 minutes to melt and brown the cheese.

JUMBO SHRIMP STUFFED WITH CILANTRO AND CHILES

Steps:

• Prepare an outdoor grill with a medium-high fire. Without removing the shells, slit about 3/4 of the way through the shrimp down the ridged back and remove the vein that runs down the center. Rinse and pat the shrimp dry. Whisk thyme leaves, lime juice, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and black pepper, to taste, in a shallow nonreactive bowl or dish. Lay the shrimp cut side down in the lime mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a food processor, pulse the garlic, jalapeno, scallions, remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to make a coarse paste. Add the cilantro and pulse just enough to incorporate into the mixture. Spoon the mixture into the opening in the shrimp and close the shrimp. Grill the shrimp shell side down (to keep filling from falling out) for 3 minutes. Turn to the other shell side, cover, and grill another 2 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink and are slightly firm to the touch. Sprinkle with salt and serve.
• Jumbo shrimp in the shell can be a knife and fork sort of deal unless you're outside and it's summer and you are feeling very relaxed. Serve these with lots of napkins if your crowd is the peel-and-eat type.

SHRIMP-STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly oil a shalllow baking dish, about 9 x 9 inches.
• Cut the tops off the bell peppers and reserve. Wash peppers and clean out the seeds and membranes.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to boil and add the bell peppers. Boil for 2 minutes, then remove and drain.
• Combine rice thru salt (only add salt if the rice was cooked without using salt).
• Gently stuff the mixture into the peppers, then stand them in the baking dish. Put the tops back on the peppers.
• Bake for 40 minutes until tender.