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Plantation Shrimp Pilau

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

6 sl Bacon 1 tb All-purpose flour
2 c Water 3/4 c Celery; chopped
1 ts Salt 1/4 c Green pepper; chopped
1 c Regular rice; uncooked 3 tb Butter or margarine
3 c Shrimp; peeled and deveined 1 ts Salt
2 ts Worcestershire sauce 1/2 ts Pepper

Fry bacon in large skillet until crisp. Drain bacon; reserving 3
tablespoons drippings. Crumble bacon, and set aside.
Combine water, salt, and drippings in a large saucepan. Bring to a
boil; stir in rice. Reduce heat; cover and cook 20 minutes.
Sprinkle shrimp with Worcestershire sauce; dredge in flour. Saute
shrimp, celery, and green pepper in butter for 3 minutes. Cover and
cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir into rice. Add salt,
pepper, and reserved bacon, stirring well. Serve hot.

"Dining in the Low Country" (South Carolina) _Company's Coming!_
Cookbook Southern Living/Southern Heritage 1983 Oxmoor House ISBN
0-8487-0603-X Typos by Jeff Pruett

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Next recipe Plantation Squash

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