Three-Cheese Caribbean Rice
This is the Three-Cheese Caribbean Rice recipe.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cooking: 25 min
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green pepper diced
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) pineapple diced
- 1 stalk of lemon grass cut into 2-inch (5-cm) pieces or Zest of half a lemon cut into wide strips
- Salt and ground pepper to taste
- 1 cup (250 mL) long-grain rice
- 1 2/3 cups (410 mL) water
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) rum (optional)
- 1 cup (250 mL) black beans or red kidney beans canned, rinsed and drained
- 8 oz (225 g) medium-sized raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 Italian tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) jalapeno-flavoured Canadian Havarti diced or shredded
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) Old Canadian Cheddar diced or shredded
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) Canadian Gouda diced or shredded
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Preparation
In a saucepan, melt the butter and sauté the garlic, onion and pepper 3 to 5 min. Add the pineapple, lemon grass and rice. Salt and pepper. Add water and rum, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the black beans, shrimp and tomatoes, and continue cooking for 3 to 5 minutes or until the shrimp are done.
Stir the rice well, season to taste and remove the lemon grass. Add the cheese, allow it to melt a little and serve immediately.
Tips
Suggestion: To enhance the flavour, sauted the shrimp in a little butter rather than adding them to the rice as it is cooking.
Note: You can prepare this dish in advance, but add the cheese just before serving.
Try it with Mozzarella, Provolone, Canadian Swiss, or other Cheddar, etc.
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Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 558 Calories |
| Protein: | 27 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 68 g |
| Fat: | 17 g |
| Fibre: | 6 g |
| Sodium: | 904 mg |
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 278 mg |
