Shrimp and Rice in tomato sauce

Ingredients

•     3 tomatoes
•     1 kg medium sized shrimp tails
•     1 glass white wine
•     3 medium onions
•     Dried oregano
•     Dried basil
•     Pepper
•     Salt
•     Olive Oil
•     4 cloves of garlic

Directions

1. Prepare your ingredients - chop onions, chop garlic, chop tomatoes, wash and clean shrimps.
2. Saute the onions in a medium saucepan.
3. When onions are golden, add the chopped tomato in the saucepan.
4. Add 4 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper, a pinch of oregano and basil and stir well.
5. Turn the heat to high and let the mix begin to boil. Crush and add 4 cloves of garlic and a glass of white wine while stirring well.
6. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and stir occasionally.
7. In a pot add a little bit of water and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp (water should be slightly covering the shrimps) and boil for approximately 3 minutes (until shrimps are tender - depends on the size).
8. Remove the shrimp from the pot (but do not dispose of the water you boiled them in) and add them to the tomato mix.
9. Add 2 tablespoons of the water you used to boil the shrimp in to the saucepan and allow the sauce to cook for 30 minutes, stirring it occasionally.
10. Add some more water to the pot in which you boiled the shrimps and use that water to boil some rice.
11. Pour the sauce in the pot with the rice and mix the two together.

Makes 4 servings.

Variations : Use Basmatti rice as an alternative. Add 3 tablespoons of (medium) curry during step 5.

Source: Greekrecipes.gr

Prawn (Garides) Saganaki

If you like seafood and/or prawns, then you'll love this dish! It can be served as a starter or a side dish and is actually quite filling. The Greek drink ouzo is used as is Greek feta cheese, but you should be able to obtain both of these quite easily wherever you live. It is served in the individual ceramic bowls you can see in the photos and the bowls are placed in front of the guests piping hot! This recipe is for 4 of these bowls or servings.

Ingredients

800g prawns size 1
100g grated onion
300g chopped fresh tomatoes
200g feta cheese
100g chopped green pepper
1 hot green chilli pepper chopped
100 ml olive oil
2 cloves grated garlic
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
50 ml ouzo
Salt and pepper


Preparation

Remove the shell and the intestine from the prawns, leaving the head and tail, and cut in two.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and when it is hot, add the onion, garlic, green pepper and chilli pepper.

Fry for 2 minutes and then add the prawns and stir well.

Add the ouzo and continue cooking for another 2 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Distribute the mixture evenly into 4 ceramic bowls – what we call saganaki bowls (see photo).

Cut the feta cheese into small cubes and place on top of each bowl.

Place the bowls under the grill long enough for the feta to melt and colour slightly.

Serve the 4 individual portions hot, adding some chopped fresh parsley on top if you wish.

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