How to Make Homemade Cajun shrimp and rice scampi

Cajun shrimp and rice scampi.

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cajun shrimp and rice scampi. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook cajun shrimp and rice scampi using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun shrimp and rice scampi:

1. {Get of small red chiles minced.
2. {Get of med jalepeno minced.
3. {Make ready of garlic cloves minced.
4. {Make ready of fine chopped celery.
5. {Take of fine chopped green bell.
6. {Get of fine chopped onion.
7. {Make ready of Fine chopped parsley.
8. {Prepare of large lemon zested and juiced.
9. {Take of mayport shrimp (or the freshest medium to large you can get).
10. {Make ready of webber Cajun seasoning (it's less saltier than most).
11. {Take of Dried basil.
12. {Get of Dried oregano.
13. {Prepare of Smoked paprika.
14. {Prepare of Evo.
15. {Make ready of butter.
16. {Make ready of chicken stock.
17. {Prepare of jazmatti rice (long grain).
18. {Prepare of dry white wine.

Instructions to make Cajun shrimp and rice scampi:

1. Add 2 tbsp of butter to pan, when simmering add all veggies and half the garlic and sauté until really soft, about 15 minutes.
2. Add basil, oregano, paprika until combined and then add the rice and cook in the veggies for about 10 minutes. Add a good pinch of salt and cook for another 5. Add stock and simmer covered for about 15 to 20 minutes.
3. After about 15 minutes check rice and if liquid is mostly absorbed cover and remove from heat while you finish the rest of the dish.
4. Season shrimp with Webber Cajun seasoning and rub in, sear quickly and set aside..
5. Add evo to the same pan followed by the rest of the garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add the wine and reduce for a few minutes..
6. Add the lemon zest, juice of a whole lemon, 1/2 cup chicken stock and a couple tablespoons of parsley (I add a tsp if crushed red pepper) and simmer for a few minutes..
7. Remove from heat and incorporate the rest of the butter until sauce starts to thicken.
8. Add shrimp and toss until heated through.
9. Plate rice and top with the saucy Cajun shrimp, parsley and a squeeze of lemon.

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