Shrimp Ceylon

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lb green beans, halved crosswise
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 red jalapeno chiles, thinly sliced
• kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, peeled deveined
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 cook the rice as you normally would but add the cilantro leaves along with the liquid. fluff with a fork and set aside.
• 2 when the rice is half done, in a large skillet heat the oil on medium-high heat. saute the green beans, garlic, chiles and the curry powder. cook for 3-4 minutes.
• 3 mix the shrimp with a little salt and pepper. add to the skillet and stir-fry well for 5 minutes. the shrimp should be bright pink and the flesh should be opaque.
• 4 combine the lime juice and the brown sugar until sugar dissolves. plate the shrimp over the rice and serve with some of the lime juice mixture poured over the shrimp/rice.