The hubs is out for the week, which means I have some “me” time. This is also my favorite time to cook, strangely. For one, I can eat the food that I like and the hubs hates. I can also experiment with new recipes and dishes without the hubs turning up his nose at the result and saying it the look of a particular dish doesn’t match his “mental image” of what it would like! I mean, honestly, have you heard of a stranger excuse for not trying new dishes?
One of the dishes I made was a dish I love – and the hubs, of course, doesn’t – an express prawn paella.
This recipe uses a non-traditional method – the pressure cooker – to come up with a meal in a jiffy. It may not be as elaborate as other, more traditional paella recipes, but the result is yummy! So, without further ado, here’s how you make…
Express Prawn Paella
Serves: 2
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, diced
1 small green bell pepper, diced
1 large tomato, skinned and diced
1 cup rice
250 gm shrimp, peeled and devenined – I use the frozen variety
3 cups chicken broth
¼ tsp saffron
¼ tsp ground cumin
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Salt
1-2 lemons
Method:
1) Thaw prawns; squeeze some lime juice on them, mix, set aside
2) In a pressure cooker, sauté the onion and bell pepper until the onion is tender.
3) Add the tomato and cook for 5 mins.
4) Add the rice and sauté until translucent.
5) Pour in the broth, shrimp, saffron, cumin, pepper and salt. Squeeze juice of half a lemon. Stir.
6) Close the pressure cooker, bring to high pressure on medium heat, and cook for another 3 mins.
7) Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with lemon wedges and serve!
Tip: Make sure you actually squeeze some lemon over the rice – it really brings out the flavor and tastes.
Bon Appétit!
Also see:
Soul food: Prawn rice
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The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook. —Julia Child
lol! Gotta tape that to my fridge 😉
That looks so good! I love rice and I’m going to try your recipe, minus the pressure cooker – since I don’t have one 🙂
Do try, and tell me how it turns out.
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Looks good, must admit I would never have thought of using a pressure cooker, but since I don’t have one that’s all a bit academic
It tastes as good as it looks…and since it’s cooked in a pressure cooker, it’s a perfect recipe for reluctant cooks like me 😉
This looks so yummy 🙂
Oh yes, it is! Do try it out 🙂
We have what we call “scrounge dinners” where we get to make our own meals. They’re my favorite night of the week!
Hope you get to try this out during one of your “scrounge” nights!
I’m the opposite! 🙂 I have a hard time getting motivated to cook when my husband is not home to eat it w/me. I’d gladly offer my services to taste your wonderful creations – looks divine!
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It’s sweet that you cook for your husband. I don’t think I could cook everyday!
That looks delicious! I love when I can just improvise something for myself when my husband is away.
And I enjoy cooking only when my husband is away! 😉
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