Name: Shrimp and Chorizo Kebabs with Red Rice
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil; 1 cup (250 mL) red onions, sliced; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) garlic, minced; 2 cup (500 mL) long-grain white rice; 1 tsp (5 mL) chili powder; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano; 1 tsp (5 mL) kosher salt; ½ tsp (2 mL) smoked paprika; 2 ¾ cup (680 mL) chicken broth; 1 cup (250 mL) pasata or tomato sauce; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) fresh oregano, chopped (optional); 8 wooden skewers; 1 lb(s) (500 g) large raw shrimp (size 16-20); 2 Portuguese-style chorizo sausages; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil

Prep Time

25 min

Cook Time

35 min

Yields

4 servings

Chilies and tomato add a great kick to these shrimp skewers. Portuguese-style chorizo comes in different degrees of spiciness, so choose the one that suits you best – and the better quality, the better flavour. Courtest of Kristen Eppich.

ingredients

Rice

Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil

cup (250 mL) red onions, sliced

Tbsp (15 mL) garlic, minced

cup (500 mL) long-grain white rice

tsp (5 mL) chili powder

tsp (5 mL) dried oregano

tsp (5 mL) kosher salt

tsp (2 mL) smoked paprika

2 ¾

cup (680 mL) chicken broth

cup (250 mL) pasata or tomato sauce

Tbsp (30 mL) fresh oregano, chopped (optional)

Kebabs

wooden skewers

lb(s) (500 g) large raw shrimp (size 16-20)

Portuguese-style chorizo sausages

Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil

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directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 min. Add rice, chili powder, oregano, salt and paprika and cook until grains are coated with oil and spices are very fragrant, about 2 min. Add the broth and pasata and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork. Stir in fresh oregano. Reserve.

Step 2

Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes. Peel shrimp, leaving the tail on. Clean shrimp and pat dry. Slice chorizo on a diagonal into ½-inch pieces.

Step 3

Preheat BBQ or grill pan to medium high. Slide one shrimp onto a skewer, followed by a chorizo slice. Repeat two more times, leaving 3 shrimp and three chorizo on the skewer. Repeat with remaining shrimp, chorizo and skewers. Brush kebabs with oil. Cook until shrimp is opaque and pink with no gray remaining, 2 to 3 min per side.

Step 4

Remove from grill and serve with red rice.

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