Garlic Shrimp Cauliflower Rice | One Pot Healthy Meal for Weightloss
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Serves: 2 Servings
 
Ingredients
For cauliflower rice:
  • Cauliflower - 1 large head (or about 4 cups of riced cauliflower)
  • Onion - 1, medium, finely chopped
  • Ginger - 1-inch piece, minced
  • Garlic - 6 to 8 cloves, minced
  • Soy sauce - 1 tsp
  • Salt & pepper to taste
For garlic shrimps:
  • Jumbo shrimps - 10 to 12
  • Garlic - 15 to 18 cloves (about 2 tablespoons of minced garlic)
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cut the cauliflower heads into medium size florets. Wash them thoroughly and place the florets in a colander to let any excess water drain out and they become completely dry.
  2. Once all the water drips out of the cauliflower florets, put them inside the freezer for 30 minutes to make them extra dry. This really made a difference in getting the best ever cauliflower rice.
  3. Once your florets are completely dry, pulse them in your food processor using your chopping blade. Pulse only 6 to 7 florets at a time until they resemble coarse breadcrumbs or rice. Take them out on a plate and repeat the ricing process with remaining cauliflower florets as above.
  4. Heat about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in the large skillet. Make sure to use a large skillet or frying pan and not a casserole or dutch oven or saute pan.
  5. Once the oil is hot, add the riced cauliflower. If your skillet is not big enough, add only half of the cauliflower rice. You may need to do it in 2 batches.
  6. After adding the cauliflower rice, spread them over the skillet evenly and let it cook on medium-high heat for a couple of minutes without disturbing it. This will ensure that excess moisture evaporates out.
  7. Then stir fry the cauliflower rice on medium high heat until you get a nutty aroma which is the signature flavor of fried cauliflower; this would take about 10 minutes on low-medium heat.
  8. Season it with 1 teaspoon of soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Stir well to mix the seasoning thoroughly with the cauliflower rice.
  9. Take the stir fried cauliflower out on a plate and set aside while you saute the aromatics.
  10. Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in the same skillet.
  11. Once the oil is hot, drop in the minced garlic and minced ginger. Sauté them on medium heat for a minute or until fragrant.
  12. Then add the chopped onion and fry them on medium high heat until the onion turns translucent and becomes soft. This would take about 4 to 5 minutes. You don’t need to brown the onion completely.
  13. Now add the fried cauliflower rice back to the same skillet and using a spatula mix it lighthandedly so that the aromatics are evenly distributed and mixed with the cauliflower rice.
  14. Be patient at this step and take a couple of minutes extra to thoroughly mix the cauliflower rice and aromatics. This is where the flavor is built and the rice grains are infused with beautiful flavors.
  15. Your cauliflower rice is ready. Switch off the flame and you may leave it in the skillet to keep it warm while you prepare the garlic shrimps.
  16. Wash, peel and devein the shrimps keeping the tails intact for a nice visual representation. Take them in a bowl and add salt & pepper to taste.
  17. Give the shrimps a good shake to evenly season each shrimp with seasoing.
  18. Heat a non-stick skillet/frying pan and add about a tablespoon of oil to it and let it warm up a little.
  19. Add the minced garlic to the slightly warm oil and let it cook in low flame for a good 5 to 7 minutes. This will infuse the oil with a beautiful garlicky flavor and the bits of garlic will turn golden brown. Make sure garlic doesn't burn; so keep the flame on low always.
  20. Now add the seasoned shrimps one by one to the skillet without overcrowding the pan, arranging the shrimps in a single layer. Leave them for 2 minutes without any disturbance.
  21. After about 2 minutes, flip the shrimps over and saute the other side for another 2 minutes on low.
  22. Once the shrimps turn opaque, give them a good stir. Sprinkle about half a teaspoon of paprika or red chili powder for a modest spicy kick. Stir or shake the pan for a final mix.
  23. Your easy & tasty garlic shrimps are ready. Take them out and serve it on the side with fluffy cauliflower rice.
  24. Squeeze the juice of half or quarter of a lemon over it and enjoy the garlic shrimp cauliflower rice with friends & family!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://www.flavorquotient.com/2023/11/garlic-shrimp-cauliflower-rice-weightloss-recipe/