Jerk Shrimp with Sweet Jamaican Rice

Jerk Shrimp with Sweet Jamaican Rice prepared as a finished dish
Cook
20 min
Total
20 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Caribbean
Protein
Seafood

Ingredients

Original recipe

Instructions

  1. 1

    Peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the tails on. Place in a bowl with the jerk marinade and coat thoroughly. Marinate while preparing the rice.

  2. 2

    In a large skillet, combine the cooked rice, mandarin oranges, pineapple, red bell pepper, toasted almonds, scallions, toasted coconut, and ground ginger. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat.

  3. 3

    Arrange the marinated shrimp in a single layer in a broiler pan.

  4. 4

    Broil 5 to 6 inches from the heat for 2 minutes. Stir and broil an additional 2 minutes until the shrimp are just pink and cooked through.

  5. 5

    Serve the jerk shrimp over the sweet Jamaican rice.

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