This Lowcountry Shrimp Perloo is a classic Southern recipe. It's easy, delicious and perfect for a weeknight meal!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time55 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lowcountry, rice, shrimp
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 660kcal
Author: David
Ingredients
½poundbacondiced
1medium yellow oniondiced
2tspgarlicminced
3celery stalksdiced
1green bell pepperdiced
114.5 oz can crushed tomatoes
1cuplong grain white rice
1cupcornfresh or frozen
2cupschicken or vegetable stock
1½TbspCajun seasoning
1poundshrimppeeled and deveined
1Tbspfresh parsleychopped
1-2Tbspgreen onionschopped
saltto taste
Instructions
Using a large stockpot (with lid) or Dutch oven, add bacon and place pot over medium heat; cook until bacon is crispy. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel lined plate and pat dry. Reserve 2 Tbsp of bacon grease in pot.
Add onion, garlic, celery and bell pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally, or until onions are translucent but not browned.
Add crushed tomatoes, rice, corn, stock and Cajun seasoning. Stir and increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Cook for 25-30 minutes (not stirring), or until rice has absorbed most of the liquid and is fully cooked. (Note: If liquid is entirely absorbed at this point, just add another ¼ cup of water to prevent rice from burning while shrimp steams in the next step.)
Add shrimp to top of rice. Cover pot and cook over medium-low heat for 5-8 minutes, or until shrimp are pink and fully cooked.
Prior to serving, garnish with reserved bacon, freshly chopped parsley and green onions. Add salt to taste. (Note: Cajun seasonings vary greatly, so adjust salt as needed based on the Cajun seasoning you use.)