Lemongrass Shrimp and Rice

A very tasty copycat bowl from a popular Caribbean chain restaurant that includes shrimp, rice, snow peas, and edamame, flavored with lemongrass, lime, and coconut milk.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 510 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 limes, zested and juiced
• 2 cups uncooked brown rice
• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) package snow peas
• 1 ½ pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 4- to 6-inch lemon grass stalks, ends removed and coarsely chopped
• 1 large shallot, coarsely chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package shelled, cooked edamame

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine coconut milk, lime juice, lime zest, lemon grass, garlic, and shallot in a blender. Puree until smooth.

Step 2

Refrigerate 1 1/4 cups of the puree for later use. Pour the rest into a large bowl; add shrimp. Cover and refrigerate until shrimp is marinated, 2 to 3 hours.

Step 3

Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan while shrimp marinate. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.

Step 4

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add edamame and snow peas; saute until tender but still crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the 1 1/4 cups of reserved puree and bring to a simmer.

Step 5

Add shrimp and marinade to the sauce in the skillet; cook until shrimp are firm and no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve over the cooked rice.