Shrimp with Yellow Rice

By sandy_h

From: Nan
From “The Gasparilla Cookbook” – The Columbia Restaurant, Tampa FL

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Spanish olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 small Spanish onion
• 1 green pepper
• 1 pound peeled raw shrimp
• 3/4 cup whole tomatoes
• 1 pinch saffron
• 1 Tablespoon salt (??)
• 2 cups seafood broth or water
• 1 cup yellow rice (Valencia rice)
• 1 small jar pimentos, optional
• 1/2 cup tiny green peas, optional
• Parsley

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Heat olive oil, saute chopped garlic, onion and green pepper. When half done, add raw shrimp. When shrimp turn pink, add tomatoes, saffron, salt and broth or water. When mixture starts boiling, add 1 cup rice. Bake in oven 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Garnish with peas, pimiento and parsley leaves.
From: Nan (From “The Gasparilla Cookbook” – The Columbia Restaurant, Tampa FL)
Serves: 2