Tropical Shrimp Rice Bowl

Unbelievably delicious and aromatic tropical shrimp rice bowl. This dish is made with juicy shrimp, sweet pineapples, and a beautiful sweet, tangy, and spicy sauce.

PINEAPPLE SHRIMP RICE BOWL

I’m still drooling as I look at this Tropical Shrimp Rice Bowl, this is one tasty dinner. Don’t get me started on the aroma of the sauce, I was smelling my hands for a while after preparing it.

I just love that combination of sweetness, spice, and citrus. Lime already has a great scent and combining it with pineapple juice, soy sauce, honey, fresh cilantro, and a little spice creates a wonderful, aromatic sauce.

Aroma always plays such a big role in preparation of food. It’s what entices us first about the food, makes us stop and take another look at what the smell is, and makes us try it. I just love the scent of my favorite ingredients on my hands. Some people hate the smell of garlic on their hands but I love it. I often run a basil leaf between my fingers too, to get that garlic basil scent. (No wonder I love pesto so much.)

When you will be making this tropical shrimp rice bowl, make sure to stop for a second and smell the sauce before you cook it. You will LOVE it!

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HOW TO MAKE SHRIMP RICE BOWL

For the rice bowl, you can use leftover cooked rice or cook rice while preparing the shrimp. The benefit to cooking rice right for the dish is the fact that you can add flavor to the water and infuse rice with it while it’s cooking.

To make the sauce, simply mix together pineapple juice, soy sauce, honey, lime juice, lime zest, chili powder, and cilantro. Set it aside until ready to use. 

It’s important to peel, de-vein, and rinse shrimp before cooking it. Mix shrimp with lime juice, pineapple juice, chili powder, and salt in a bowl and let it sit while preheating a cooking pan.

Sear shrimp in a pre-heated pan until shrimp is pink and opaque on both sides. Take shrimp out and set aside. (You can save the juice from marinating the shrimp and add it to the sauce.)

Add a little bit more oil to the pan and add drained pineapple chunks. Sear pineapple chunks until nicely browned. Lower the hear to medium and add sauce to the pan. Stir and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes. Quickly add shrimp and divide the shrimp, pineapple, and sauce mixture over the two rice bowls.

SOME MORE RECIPES TO TRY

Avocado BLT Shrimp Salad

Shrimp Scampi  Meatballs

Key Lime Coconut Shrimp

Crispy Parmesan Garlic Shrimp

Cajun Shrimp Pasta

Shrimp Tacos

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Tropical Shrimp Rice Bowl

This dish is made with juicy shrimp, sweet pineapples, and a beautiful sweet, tangy, and spicy sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword rice bowl, Seafood, shrimp, Tropical

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Author Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 Tbsp fresh minced cilantro
• Salt
• Shrimp:
• 1/2 lb shrimp
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 2 Tbsp pineapple juice
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• Salt
• Sauce:
• 8 oz can of pineapple chunks drain but save the juice
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp honey
• Zest from 1 lime
• Juice from 1 lime
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp fresh minced cilantro

Instructions

1. Cook rice in slightly salted water, according to the package instructions. Stir in some fresh cilantro and set aside. (Divide rice between two bowls when ready to serve.)

2. For the sauce: mix together pineapple juice, soy sauce, honey, lime juice, lime zest, chili powder, and cilantro. Set aside until ready to use. 

3. Peel, de-vein, and rinse shrimp. Mix shrimp with lime juice, pineapple juice, chili powder, and salt in a bowl and let it sit while preheating a cooking pan.
4. Preheat a cooking pan with about a tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, sear shrimp until pink and opaque on both sides. Take out and set aside. (You can save the juice from marinating the shrimp and add it to the sauce.)
5. Add a little bit more oil to the pan and add drained pineapple chunks. Sear pineapple chunks until nicely browned. Lower the hear to medium.

6. Stir and add sauce to the pan. Stir and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.

7. Quickly stir in shrimp and divide the shrimp, pineapple, and sauce mixture over the two rice bowls.

Recipe Notes

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