Today we all went to the grocery store together and the boys picked shrimp. From there it was what was available in the kitchen. I had lime, fresh basil, and green onion so we built on that.
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, save tails and shells 3 cloves garlic minced 3 birdseye chilis or other hot peppers that bring you joy (dried birdseyes are really small so use what you like) 2 green onions chopped 1 knob ginger grated zest and juice of 1 lime, save skins 4 or 5 large basil leaves chopped, save stems 1/4 cup white wine large handful of spinach chopped 1 cup frozen peas thawed 3/4 cup quinoa 3/4 cup rice 3 cups vegetable stock (or chicken, or water- I just had vegetable stock) Start by making the marinade. In a large bowl, put the lime zest, lime juice, garlic, ginger, 1 1/2 chopped green onions (green part of the second one reserved as a garnish) chilis, basil and wine. Stir to incorporate and add shrimp. Let that sit for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a sauce pan and add olive oil. Toss the rice and quinoa in the oil. Add 3 cups of stock, along with basil stems (I added a couple of leaves too) limes skins, shrimp shells. When the liquid starts to boil reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes. Remove shrimp for marinate but save all the liquid. Heat a large skillet and add oil and a tablespoon of butter. Cook the shrimp in 2 batches so that they sear a bit. About 2 minutes per side. When the second batch is done add the rest of the shrimp back in and pour in the marinade. Throw in the spinach and peas. If it's too dry sploosh a little more stock in and turn the heat down. When the timer goes off on the rice, remove all of the skins peels shells etc and stir the rice. Serve the shrimp over rice and sprinkle with chopped green onion. This was so good and very light!
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