Chorizo And Shrimp Pilaf Recipes

ONE-POT SPANISH-STYLE SHRIMP AND CHORIZO PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and pasta, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until pasta starts to turn golden, about 5 minutes (pasta will break up a bit during stirring).
• Lower heat and add garlic, tomato paste and chorizo, and cook until tomato paste is lightly caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes. Add fennel, clam juice and 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over moderate heat until pasta has softened and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp, peas and Parmesan, cover and cook until shrimp is opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.
• Drizzle with oil and serve with lemon wedges.

CHORIZO AND SHRIMP PILAF

Steps:

• In a shallow 2-quart microwave-safe dish with a lid, combine rice, wine, chorizo, oil, garlic, and 1 1/4 cups water; season with salt and pepper.
• Cover, and microwave on high until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 20 minutes, stirring twice during cooking. Stir in shrimp, tomatoes, and peas; cover and microwave 4 minutes more.
• Let stand, covered, until shrimp are opaque throughout, 3 minutes.

CHORIZO, SHRIMP AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large lidded frying pan over medium-high heat, Add the onion and bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic, and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the tomato, rice, salt and pepper to taste and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the chorizo, then the stock and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the rice is tender, but the dish is still moist.
• Add the shrimp, stir through and cover.
• Cook for about 5 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink and the liquid has been absorbed.
• If it looks too moist, simmer an additional 2 minutes uncovered.
• Taste, adjust the seasoning if necessary, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.

RICE PILAF WITH CHORIZO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Put the saffron in small pot with 1 1/2 cups stock and about 1 cup water. Bring to boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and let steep for a few minutes while you prepare the chorizo and onions.
• Heat a skillet with a tight fitting lid over medium-high heat. Remove the casings from the chorizo and slice about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick, on an angle. Add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil to the hot skillet and add the chorizo. Brown evenly on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes total. Remove the chorizo to a plate and add another drizzle of oil to the skillet along with the onions. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the pimientos and peas and stir to heat through. Deglaze the pan with sherry or wine and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Remove them from the pan to the plate with the chorizo.
• Return the pan to medium heat and melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the pasta and stir until deeply golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the rice and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook for 18 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork.
• Grease a casserole with the remaining 1 tablespoon of softened butter. Fill the casserole with cooked rice and top with an arrangement of the chorizo and onion mixture. Cool and chill as a make-ahead meal. Reheat by dousing the casserole with 1/2 cup chicken stock then putting it in preheated 375 degree F oven, loosely covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for about until heated through and barely crispy at edges, about 10 minutes. Top with parsley and serve.

SHRIMP AND CHORIZO IN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium straight-sided pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat and saute the chorizo and onions, breaking the chorizo up with a wooden spoon while cooking until it resembles ground beef. Add the adobo, paprika and a few grinds of black pepper. Cook until the fat is rendered and the onions are tender and cooked into the chorizo, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the remaining oil and the garlic and lower the heat to medium-low. Let the flavors infuse over the low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the shrimp to the garlic oil, raise the heat slightly, and stir and turn to cook the shrimp evenly, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve as an appetizer on toothpicks with crusty, chewy bread.

ISLAND SHRIMP AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• 1. Soak six 10-inch wooden skewers in water for 6 to 8 hours.
• 2. For the marinade, combine the rum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, olive oil, chopped cilantro, and minced garlic in a bowl. Add the shrimp, sausages, and red peppers, coating well in the marinade. Cover, set aside and let rest for 20 minutes.
• 3. Thread each skewer with (in order) a shrimp, a pepper, a shrimp, a sausage, a shrimp, a pepper, a sausage, a shrimp.
• 4. Grill the skewers over hot coals, about 3 inches from the heat source, for 2 minutes per side. (Turn them over carefully.)
• 5. Serve each skewer with a lime half.

SPICY CHORIZO & SHRIMP RICE

Steps:

• Crumble chorizo into a large skillet; add tomatillos. Cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until meat is fully cooked. Add the rice, onion, celery leaves, carrot, garlic powder and pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes., Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cover and cook 5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender. Sprinkle with cheese and cilantro.

CHORIZO PILAF

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid. Add the onion and cook for 5-8 mins until soft and golden. Push to the side of the pan and add the chorizo. Cook until lightly browned and some of the oils are released into the pan.
• Add the garlic and paprika, then the tomatoes. Bubble over a medium heat for 5 mins, then add the rice, stock, lemon zest and bay leaves. Stir everything together well and bring to the boil. Put the lid on and cook over a very low heat for 12 mins.
• Turn off the heat and leave to sit and steam for 10-15 mins. Stir through the parsley and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

CHORIZO AND BASIL PILAF

Steps:

• Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cut each chorizo in half, length ways, then slice into 5mm thick pieces. Put chorizo into pan and fry gently for 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Heat oil in large pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for a further minute, until onion is soft. Add cumin, coriander, tumeric and chilli and cook, stirring for 1 minute until fragrant.
• Add rice. Stir to coat with oil and spices then add capsicum and stock.
• Bring to the boil, reduce heat to medium/low. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until rice is tender and stock has been absorbed.
• Stir in chorizo and basil. Cover and remove pan from heat. Stand for 5 minutes or until chorizo has been heated through.
• Serve into bowls and season with salt & pepper if desired.

ROASTED SHRIMP AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss tomatoes, garlic, onion, and oregano with oil in a large bowl; season with pepper and the salt. Spread mixture evenly in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet. Roast, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes burst, about 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and chorizo, and stir until well coated. Roast until shrimp is cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a grill or grill pan until medium-hot. Using remaining 1/3 cup oil, brush each side of bread with 1 teaspoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill bread, turning once, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. (Alternatively, toast bread under broiler.)
• Put a bread slice in each of four serving bowls. Divide shrimp mixture among bowls; garnish with oregano. Serve remaining bread slices on the side.