Louisiana-Style Shrimp Rice
Savor the taste of the South with Louisiana-Style Shrimp Rice! Juicy shrimp, smoky sausage, and vibrant veggies simmered in a spiced tomato broth with fragrant rice. Finished with zesty lemon, it’s Southern comfort in every bite!
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1/2 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ButcherBox wild-caught gulf shrimp
- 1/2 lb ButcherBox chicken sausage
- 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup mixed rice (basmati, brown, and wild rice) or basmati rice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Bayou Blend Seasoning To taste
- hot sauce To taste
Instructions
Preparation
- In a medium pot over high heat, bring the broth to a boil.
- Peel and dice the onion. Dice the bell pepper and celery. Peel and slice the garlic.
- Cut the sausage into ½ inch thick rounds.
How to Cook
- Heat the pan over medium heat.
- Add half of the olive oil and heat until shimmering.
- Add the sausage to the pan and cook until browned, stirring from time to time with a wooden spoon, about 4-5 minutes. Remove the sausage from the pan and reserve.
- Add the diced vegetables to the pan along with a large pinch of Bayou Blend Seasoning. Cook until the vegetables are translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatoes to the pan and cook down until they become jammy.
- Add the rice to the pan and stir into the vegetable mixture.
- Add the hot stock to the pan along with the bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce, and sausage; bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to maintain a gentle simmer. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- Season the shrimp on all sides with Bayou Blend Seasoning.
- After 15 minutes, add the shrimp to the pan and cover again.
- Simmer for 5 more minutes, then turn the heat off and let the rice rest for 5 minutes.
- Open the lid and bask in that delicious aroma.
- Serve your Louisiana-style shrimp rice along with wedges of lemon and enjoy!
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