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Shrimp Machboos

Name: Shrimp Machboos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tsp Mixed spices (for seasoning); 0.5 tsp Turmeric; 0.25 tsp Black pepper; 0.25 tsp Ground ginger; 0.25 tsp Ground cardamom; 0.25 tsp Ground cinnamon; 2 tsp Salt; 1 Crushed garlic (one clove); 0.5 cup Lemon juice; 1 tsp Tomato paste (for seasoning); Shrimp (quantity not specified); Rice (quantity not specified; added over the shrimp in the pot); Red onion (quantity not specified); Raisins (quantity not specified); 0.25 tsp Tomato paste (for the filling); Ground cardamom (a pinch for the filling); Mixed spices (a pinch for the filling); Ground cinnamon (a pinch for the filling); Sugar (a pinch for the filling); Tomatoes (optional according to the author's preference: boil and blend them to reduce the tomato paste; quantity not specified)

Recipe by محمد فهد |🇸🇦 @gx_22m · Instagram

Imported by FoodLover on SeeMeCook

Machboos with shrimp marinated in lemon and a blend of spices, with a red onion and raisin filling. The recipe author mentions preferring to reduce the tomato paste and use boiled and blended tomatoes instead.

4 servings45 minMiddle Eastern

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Ingredients

1 tsp Mixed spices (for seasoning)
0.5 tsp Turmeric
0.25 tsp Black pepper
0.25 tsp Ground ginger
0.25 tsp Ground cardamom
0.25 tsp Ground cinnamon
2 tsp Salt
1 Crushed garlic (one clove)
0.5 cup Lemon juice
1 tsp Tomato paste (for seasoning)
Shrimp (quantity not specified)
Rice (quantity not specified; added over the shrimp in the pot)
Red onion (quantity not specified)
Raisins (quantity not specified)
0.25 tsp Tomato paste (for the filling)
Ground cardamom (a pinch for the filling)
Mixed spices (a pinch for the filling)
Ground cinnamon (a pinch for the filling)
Sugar (a pinch for the filling)
Tomatoes (optional according to the author's preference: boil and blend them to reduce the tomato paste; quantity not specified)

Steps

1
Place the mixed spices, turmeric, black pepper, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, salt, crushed garlic, lemon juice, and tomato paste in the pot, then bring the mixture to a boil. The source does not specify the amount of water or boiling liquid.
2
Add only the shrimp to the boiling mixture and cook for 10 minutes.
3
Remove the shrimp from the pot, leaving a few pieces in it.
4
Add the rice to the pot over the remaining shrimp. The source does not specify the amount of rice or how to finish cooking it.
5
To prepare the filling, place the red onion and raisins in a pot without oil over low heat.
6
Stir the onion and raisins until the onion softens.
7
Add 0.25 tsp of tomato paste, a pinch of cardamom, a pinch of mixed spices, a pinch of cinnamon, and a pinch of sugar to the filling.
8
Serve the dish. The source does not explain how to add the filling or finish assembling and serving the machboos.

Notes

The author mentions preferring to reduce the tomato paste by boiling and blending tomatoes, but does not specify the amount of tomatoes or explain where to use them. The source does not state the amounts of shrimp, rice, onion, or raisins, nor does it clarify the amount of liquid for boiling, the rice cooking time, or how to assemble and serve the filling. The serving and timing estimates are approximate.