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Tropical Shrimp Skewers with Coconut Rice
These Tropical Shrimp Skewers are fast and easy and this creamy rice uses coconut milk. You'll never miss the dairy. Thread the skewers a few hours ahead to save time. If using bamboo skew
ers soak them in water 10 minutes before using on the grill to prevent fire. This sounds like a no brainer, but you would be surprised at how many people scorch their food or worse when skewers catch fire!
Ingredients
- 1lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup pineapple chunks, cut in 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 red and/or green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 medium red onion cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. orange zest
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut Coconut Rice
- 1 cup rice 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp. shredded baking coconut
- Salt to taste
Combine rice, coconut milk, water, coconut, oil and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Check about halfway through to see if you need to add a little more water since the coconut milk tends to thicken fast when cooking. Keep warm until skewers are grilled.
Make your glaze.
In a 1-quart saucepan, combine orange juice, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling while stirring until sauce is reduced to about 1/2 the volume, approximately 10-12 minutes. Divide glaze into 2 equal portions. Reserve one portion as a condiment for cooked shrimp.
Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Spray grill lightly with cooking spray.
Thread skewer through thickest part of shrimp, alternate between tomato, pineapple and pepper and onion to fill skewer. Be careful not to overlap shrimp and vegetables.
Place on grill and cook about 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush with glaze during the last few minutes of cooking time and cook until shrimp are opaque. Discard leftover cooking glaze used for grilling.
Serve over rice or on the side. Sprinkle with orange zest and toasted coconut. Drizzle with reserved glaze if desired.