Peleau Rice with Shrimp

Cooking time: 20 minutes
Prep time: About 20 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups    long-grain white rice
• 1 cup            nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, peanuts, and/or pine nuts)
• 1 cup            raisins
• 4 T.               mild olive oil
• 4                   cloves
• 1                   stick of cinnamon, 2 inches long
• 6                   shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 t.               turmeric powder
• 1 t.               ground cumin
• 3 cups          boiling water
• 1                   yellow onion, chopped
• 1                   bunch of cilantro, destemmed and chopped
• 24                 cooked shrimp

Directions

1. Rinse the rice several times until the water runs clear.
2. Heat 3 T. olive oil in a wok. Add nuts, cumin, cloves and cinnamon. Stir-fry 2 minutes.
3. Add sliced shallots and stir-fry 2 minutes.
4. Add raisins and turmeric and stir-fry 1 minute.
5. Add rinsed rice and stir. Add boiling water, stir, cover, and cook 8 minutes at medium heat.
6. Meanwhile, heat 1 T. of olive oil in pan and brown chopped onion 10 minutes.
7. Arrange cooked shrimp on top of rice, cover and cook 4 minutes.
8. Serve rice peleau, topped with browned onions and chopped cilantro.

Can be made as a vegetarian dish, or with meat of your choice.