Cajun Shrimp Over Coconut Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon cajun seasoning, to taste (emerils or tony cachere's)
• 4 metal skewers
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup chopped scallion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2/3 cup coconut flakes
• mango peach salsa (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350, preheat broiler to high.
• 2 for the rice:.
• 3 melt butter in an oven safe dutch oven.
• 4 add scallions, garlic and ginger and cook until softened.
• 5 add rice, stir one minute.
• 6 add lemon and lime juice, vegetable broth, salt, pepper, bring to a boil.
• 7 cover and place in oven, bake 20 minutes.
• 8 remove, lift lid and let it cool 10 minutes.
• 9 fluff with a fork and mix in coconut milk and coconut.
• 10 cook over low heat until warmed through.
• 11 for shrimp: coat with olive oil and cajun seasoning.
• 12 thread 3 shrimp vertically on each skewer and broil 2 minutes per side.
• 13 serve shrimp over rice garnished with salsa.