Rachael Rays Shrimp Over Coconut Rice Recipes

COCONUT SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat 2 inches oil over medium high heat. A cube of bread should brown in a 10 count when oil is ready.
• Season bread crumbs with salt, cayenne pepper and five-spice powder. Cut the lime into wedges and reserve.
• Toss coconut with seasoned bread crumbs to combine. Lightly beat the egg whites. Dip shrimp in the egg whites, then coat with the coconut breading. Fry shrimp 5 minutes in hot oil until evenly golden and crispy. Garnish with lime wedges and serve.
• TIMING: To serve all of the courses together, a mix-n-match, family-style presentation, you can bread the shrimp and wait to heat oil and fry when you are ready to put the chicken stir-fry in the pan. Or, for separate courses, serve the shrimp with the salad, have your rice cooking and your ingredients prepped for the stir-fry, then stir-fry the chicken only when guests are ready for it.

SALT AND PEPPER SHRIMP AND 3-CUP CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• For the shrimp: Combine the peppers, salt and 5-spice powder in a small bowl or ramekin. Crush the garlic with a hard whack of the knife placed flat over the cloves and hitting them with the heel of your hand. Peel away the skins and clean away the hard root ends. Peel and grate or slice or chop the ginger root. Core and quarter the lettuce and reserve half for another use. Shred the remaining lettuce very thinly and line a platter with it.
• Heat the oil, 2 slow turns of the pan, in a large, shallow nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the garlic and swirl. Add shrimp and cook, tossing the shrimp until pink and opaque or firm, 4 to 5 minutes. Add Shaoxing or alternative and lime juice and swirl to absorb into shrimp, 1 minute. Top with scallions. Slide the shrimp onto the lettuce.
• For the chicken and rice: Heat the water for rice in a 3-quart saucepot to a boil. Salt water, add rice and reduce heat to simmer. Cook rice covered for 15 minutes, shaking pan occasionally. Turn off heat and fluff with fork.
• Cut chicken into large bite-size pieces. Pop skins of garlic and halve the cloves. Peel ginger with tip of a teaspoon. Julienne the ginger into thin sticks or very thinly slice it into rounds.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the sesame oil, garlic and ginger; do not let them brown, swirl constantly a minute or 2. Then add the chicken and tuck the garlic and ginger in between. Let the chicken brown 3 to 4 minutes. Turn, add rice wine, dark and light soy sauces, light brown sugar and scallions and reduce heat to simmer. Cover and braise about 12 minutes.
• Uncover the chicken and raise heat to thicken sauce a bit. Add basil to serve.
• Serve the chicken from the pan and transfer the rice to a bowl.

THAI-STYLE SHRIMP AND VEGGIES WITH TOASTED COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 1 ½ cups chicken stock with 1 cup shredded coconut; bring to a simmer; add in the rice.
• Return to a simmer over low heat and place a tight-fitting lid on the pan; cook the rice for 18 minutes.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat; add in the remaining ½ cup shredded coconut; stir frequently and toast until golden, about 2-3 minutes (once the coconut starts to brown it will go from golden to burnt quickly, so keep an eye on it).
• Remove coconut from pan and reserve.
• Heat a big skillet over med-high heat with a tablespoon vegetable oil.
• Season shrimp with salt and pepper; add to the hot skillet.
• Stir/saute for 2 minutes on each side, or until they turn pink but are not yet firm, then remove from the pan to a plate; reserve.
• Return the skillet to the heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons oil; add in onions, cabbage, carrots, red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger, red bell pepper to the pan.
• Cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes.
• Add in the tamari and remaining cup of stock, then toss the shrimp back into the pan; stir to combine.
• Cook the shrimp and veggies for 2 more minutes, or until the shrimp are cooked through.
• Add the scallions, basil, half the cilantro, and lime juice; taste for seasoning, adding more tamari, salt, or pepper to taste.
• Add the reserved toasted coconut to the cooked rice; fluff rice with a fork.
• Serve the Thai shrimp on top of the coconut rice; sprinkle remaining cilantro over the top.