Jumbo Shrimp over Cilantro Green Rice
Shrimps? Shrimps anyone? Thanks to good ol’ “Uncle Ben,” growing up I was never a rice person. Nice job, Ben! I became a fan later in life when I discovered Jasmine and Sushi rice. Though it’s been a number of years, since I came across green rice, I feel like I've been shortchanged having not discovered it earlier, since it’s just that good. This recipe calls for 2 Poblano peppers, which in the scheme of things are considered mild peppers. However, despite taking out all but a few of the seeds and much of the membrane, the rice came out spicy; spicier than I had anticipated but very nice. Now I love heat and could have eaten it plain but some of you, (Mom) might need to keep a glass of water close at hand. I kept the shrimp nice and simple, seasoning only with salt and pepper so it didn't compete with, but rather complimented and cooled the flavorful green rice. This is a great way to take regular rice and make it super impressive, inexpensively. And it’s very hea
