Shrimp Pilau

Name: Shrimp Pilau
Yield: Yield: 8 or More Servings.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ⅛ teaspoon ground mace; 6 drops Tabasco Sauce; Freshly ground pepper to taste; Salt to taste, if desired; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 cup Carolina long-grain rice; 1¾ cups canned tomatoes, partly drained and crushed; 2 pounds shrimp; ½ cup finely chopped onion; 6 strips of bacon; ¼ cup finely chopped sweet green pepper

Preparation info

Yield:
8 or More
Servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

About

The word pilau is widely used in Southern kitchens, primarily those of the Carolinas. It is related to the words pilaf, pilaff, pilaw, and rarely, plaw. It is derived from the Turkish word pilaw and it invariably refers to almost any rice dish, plain or cooked with other foods, such as shrimp.

Ingredients

2 pounds shrimp
6 strips of bacon
½ cup finely chopped

Americas
United States
Dinner
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Peel and devein the shrimp and set aside.
Bring 6 cups water to the boil in a saucepan. Add the shrimp. Cover and cook about 2 minutes, no longer. Turn off the heat.
Drain the shrimp, but reserve 1½