Hampton Plantation Shrimp Pilau
Given its title, presumably this was a dish served regularly at Hampton. It certainly features ingredients regularly used in the Lowcountry, and it comes from Mrs. Paul Seabrook (Archibald Rutledge’s sister, Harriott Horry Rutledge), who provided it for a popular cookbook, Charleston Receipts.
You’ll need:
- 4 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons chopped bell pepper
- 1 cup rice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup finely chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 cups peeled shrimp
- Salt and pepper to taste
Fry bacon until crisp and set aside. Add bacon grease to water to be used to cook rice. In a second pot, melt butter, then add celery and bell pepper. Cook for a few minutes until translucent and then add shrimp which have been sprinkled with Worcestershire sauce and dredged in flour. Stir and simmer until flour and shrimp are cooked.
Season with salt and black pepper. Now add cooked rice and mix until rice is “buttery and shrimpy.” It may be necessary to add more butter. Finally, stir in the crisp bacon, crumbled, and serve piping hot.
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