Recipe: Garlic Shrimp Rice Bowls (rice cooker)

GARLIC SHRIMP RICE BOWLS

2 cups white rice* (2 2/3 rice cooker cups)
4 cups water or chicken broth (5 1/3 rice cooker cups)
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 cups cut-up fresh broccoli florets (5 1/3 rice cooker cups)
1 cup diced red bell pepper (1 1/3 rice cooker cups)
1/4 cup olive oil (1/3 rice cooker cup)
1 to 2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or black pepper

Combine rice and water in rice cooker. Press START button. Set timer for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, CAREFULLY open cooker and place steamer basket with shrimp and vegetables over rice. Quickly close cooker. Continue cooking 10 to15 minutes until shrimp and vegetables are tender and rice is cooked.

Combine 1 tablespoon oil with the garlic and red pepper flakes in small bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until garlic is tender. Remove; add remaining oil, salt and pepper flakes to garlic.

Carefully remove steamer basket and spoon shrimp and vegetables into a large serving bowl. Add garlic mixture; toss to mix well. Serve over rice.

*If using brown rice, which requires longer cooking, refer to instruction manual for amount of water/broth and rice cooking time. Add steamer basket with recipe ingredients at appropriate intervals during the cooking cycle.

PLEASE NOTE:
Measurements are given for both U.S. standard cup size and the rice cooker cup size (included with your rice cooker).

Makes 6 servings
Source: USA Rice Federation