Sunday, August 30, 2009

Mahony's Rice by Neil Mahony Ventura CA from The Garlic Lovers Cookbook Vol 2

Mahony's Rice by Neil Mahony Ventura CA from The Garlic Lovers Cookbook Vol 2
Serves 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
5 strips lean bacon, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium green bell pepper diced
8 cloves fresh garlic chopped
1 cup long grain white rice, rinsed in cold water
1/3 cup PLUS 2 tablesoons soy sauce
1 2/3 cup water
1 8 ounce can button mushrooms drained
1/3 pound cooked cocktail shrimp, fresh not canned
1 4 ounce jar diced pimentos drained
6 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
Method of Preparation

Fry bacon until crisp. Drain thoroughly and set aside. Fry onion, bell pepper, and garlic in bacon grease until onions are translucent. Drain thoroughly and add to bacon. /In a saucepan, combine rice with soy sauce and water and bring to a boil. Cover tightly, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Remove lid and leave pan on very low heat to cook away any remaining moisture. After about 10 minutes, stir in bacon mixture, add half the parsley and almsot all of the mushrooms., shrimp, and pimentos, saving some of each for garnish. Mix, and transfer to shallow serving dish and garnish as desired. Serve at once.

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