Saffron rice with shrimp and scallops is a delectable dish that embodies the essence of culinary artistry. This flavorful and visually stunning dish combines the delicate taste of saffron-infused rice with the succulent sweetness of shrimp and the tender brininess of scallops. The saffron, a precious spice derived from the crocus flower, lends its distinctive golden hue and heady aroma to the rice, creating a vibrant and inviting presentation. The shrimp and scallops, cooked to perfection, add a delightful contrast in texture, with the tender flesh of the shrimp complementing the firm yet yielding texture of the scallops. Whether served as a main course or as an elegant side dish, saffron rice with shrimp and scallops is sure to impress and satisfy even the most discerning palates.
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SHRIMP AND SCALLOP STIR-FRY WITH PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE
Steps:
- In a large wok, heat oil over high heat. Add carrots, onions, and celery, cook for 2 minutes. Add scallops and shrimp, cook for 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and bok choy and cook for 2 minutes. Add 3/4 cups lobster sauce stir well. Add 3/4 cups more lobster sauce and simmer. Pour over Pineapple Fried Rice.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Roast shrimp shells until crispy brown. In food processer, coarsely chop.
- In heavy stock pot, heat olive oil, add onions, carrots, celery and garlic saute for 2 minutes. Add pesto cook 5 minutes. Add shrimp shells. Deglaze with sherry and wine. Add stock, bay leaf, and peppercorns. Add thyme, sugar, tomato paste, and lobster base. Bring to a boil, then simmer and reduce for 40 minutes. Strain through fine sieve. Return to sauce pan, reduce by half.
- Over high heat, in a saute pan, heat 3 tablespoons peanut oil. Add onion, ginger, carrots, red bell peppers, and Chinese sausage. Cook stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Add water chestnuts and pineapple.
- In another saute pan, over high heat, add 4 tablespoons peanut oil, when hot, add rice. Stir fry until warm. Add all other ingredients and fry until hot.
SAFFRON RICE WITH SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS
This is a spectacular main dish for a very special occasion. The ingredients are pricey, but for a celebration, or sure-fire impressive entrée, this is the ticket. Just make sure not to over-cook it.
Provided by RSHDiva
Categories Low Protein
Time 55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut the roasted and peeled peppers into 1/2 inch dice and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325.
- In an ovenproof frying pan or a paella pan about 12 inches in diameter, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute, stirring, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the rice and parsley and cook, stirring, until the rice is evenly coated with oil, about 2 minutes. Add the bell peppers, wine, stock, tomatoes, saffron and water, turmeric, salt and ground pepper. Boil gently, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
- Bury the shrimp and scallops in the rice. Place in the oven and bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and continue to bake until the rice is tender and the seafood is cooked, about 10 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.
- Serves 6.
PASTA WITH SAFFRON SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS
Steps:
- The day before the party, make the base for the pasta seafood topping. Melt the butter in a skillet. When the foaming subsides, add the shallots, carrot and celery. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until very tender and almost dissolved in butter. (If at any time the vegetables begin to stick to the skillet, add a tablespoonful of water or wine.) Uncover the skillet, add the saffron and white wine and boil over high heat until almost all of the wine has evaporated. Add the fish stock and simmer for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper (do in advance up to this point.) Boil the pasta until al dente. While this is cooking, add the heavy cream to the skillet and simmer again until the sauce is slightly thickened. Add the shrimp and scallops and simmer just until the seafood is cooked through. Add the tomatoes and simmer just for a minute to warm them through without really cooking them. Adjust the seasoning. Drain the pasta and portion it out among 6 warm pasta bowls. Ladle the saffron seafood sauce over the top and garnish with warm microwaved peas.
SCALLOPS & SHRIMP WITH YELLOW RICE
Bright, colorful and weeknight-simple, this seafood entree is special enough to serve company, too. Lillian Charves - New Bern, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add rice and turmeric; stir to coat. Stir in broth and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender., Stir in the remaining ingredients; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 88mg cholesterol, Sodium 646mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SCALLOPS AND SHRIMP WITH YELLOW RICE
This recipe comes from a TOH Healthy Cooking magazine. The contributer is Lillian Charves. I like seafood and also like that the rice gets it's yellow color from tumeric instead of saffron-which I can't justify the cost of buying.
Provided by Zaney1
Categories Rice
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.
- Add rice and tumeric.
- Stir to coat.
- Stir in broth and water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Stir in shrimp, scallops, peas, salt and pepper.
- Return to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until shrimp is pink.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.2, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 105.2, Sodium 711.7, Carbohydrate 48.4, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 3.9, Protein 28.9
MUSSELS, CLAMS AND SHRIMP WITH SAFFRON RISOTTO AND GREEN OLIVE RELISH
Categories Olive Rice Shellfish Sauté Dinner Seafood Clam Mussel Shrimp Saffron Fall Party Simmer Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring stock and saffron to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
- Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add shallots; sauté until tender, about 2 minutes. Add rice and garlic; stir 1 minute. Add white wine and stir until absorbed, about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup saffron stock and simmer until absorbed, stirring frequently. Add remaining stock 1/2 cup at a time, allowing stock to be absorbed before adding more and stirring frequently until rice is cooked halfway, about 10 minutes. Add clam juice, mussels, littleneck clams, shrimp and chopped tomatoes. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, mussels and clams open, shrimp are cooked through and liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes (discard any mussels and clams that do not open). Divide seafood and saffron risotto equally among 4 bowls. Sprinkle with sliced green onions. Garnish with lemon wedges. Serve, passing Green Olive Relish separately.
SAFFRON RISOTTO WITH SCALLOPS
The focus here is on bay scallops, which are smaller than their ocean counterparts and bring a briny sweetness to any dish. It is worth saving fish heads and shrimp shells to make seafood stock, but if homemade is not available, the store-bought kind will do. Watch the cooking time -- the rice should be served al dente. (The New York Times)
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat butter in heavy three-quart saucepan. Add onion and saute over medium heat until translucent but not brown. Stir in rice and cook, stirring, until grains turn white. Stir in wine and cook, stirring, for five minutes, until most of the wine has evaporated.
- Meanwhile, place the saffron in a small dish and pour a cup of the hot stock over it.
- When most of the wine has evaporated, stir in a half cup of the stock and adjust the heat so the mixture cooks at a steady simmer. When most of that stock has evaporated, stir in the stock with the saffron and continue to cook, stirring frequently.
- Continue adding stock, about a half cup at a time, stirring frequently, until the rice is just barely tender, about 15 minutes longer. You may not need to add all the remaining stock.
- Stir in scallops. Continue cooking, stirring gently, another three to five minutes, until rice is al dente and scallops are cooked. Add a little stock if necessary. Season to taste with salt and red pepper flakes; serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 299, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 791 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
SHRIMP AND SCALLOP STIR-FRY
Steps:
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add asparagus, mushrooms, and onion; stir-fry until tender yet still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Melt remaining butter in the same skillet. Stir-fry shrimp and scallops until almost opaque, about 2 minutes. Stir in parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper; cook for 1 minute more. Return cooked vegetables to the skillet; stir in lemon juice. Cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 135.8 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 600.8 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh shrimp and scallops, fragrant saffron, and flavorful vegetables will make all the difference in this dish.
- Don't overcook the seafood: Shrimp and scallops cook quickly, so be careful not to overcook them or they will become tough and rubbery. Cook the shrimp for about 2-3 minutes per side, and the scallops for about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Use a flavorful broth: The broth used to cook the rice is important for adding flavor to the dish. You can use a simple chicken or vegetable broth, or you can use a more flavorful broth such as fish stock or seafood stock.
- Let the rice rest before serving: After cooking the rice, let it rest for a few minutes before serving. This will allow the rice to absorb all of the flavorful broth and seasonings.
Conclusion:
This saffron rice with shrimp and scallops is a flavorful and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The combination of tender seafood, fluffy rice, and aromatic saffron creates a dish that is both delicious and visually appealing. Serve it with a side of grilled vegetables or a crisp salad for a complete meal.
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