Shrimp Rice Casserole (Firinda Karidesli Pirinc)

1 lb uncooked deveined and cleaned shrimp
2 cups rice
3-4 cups hot water
1 onion, chopped
1-2 green pepper, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
2-3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp+½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp crushed red pepper
1 cup+½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded

In a pot, take rice and hot water. Add vegetable oil and 1t tsp salt to taste. Cook covered over low-medium heat till the rice absorbs all the water. Then set aside covered.
Saute onion with butter and stir in green peppers. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add shrimp and cook over medium heat till the shrimp turns pink and cooked (for about 5-6 minutes). Add salt and red pepper.
Transfer over the cooked rice. Then add cream of mushroom soup and 1 cup cheddar cheese. Mix them all. Transfer them all into a greased Pyrex dish and cover (you can cover it with aluminum foil) Bake in a 325-350F (170-180C) oven for 25-30 minutes. Take the casserole out and uncover. Sprinkle the remaining cheese all over and place back to the oven for 4-5 minutes. Take out and serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg karides, temizlenmis (pismemis)
2 su bardagi pirinc
3-4 su bardagi sicak su
1 sogan, dogranmis
1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi (krema kivaminda)
1 tatli kasigi+1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber
1 su bardagi+ ½ su bardagi ceddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Pirinc ve sicak suyu tencereye alin. Sivi yag ve 1 tatli kasigi tuzu ilave edin. Kisik ateste pirincler butun suyu cekene dek pilav kivamina gelene dek pisirin. Pisen pilavi kapali kapali olarak bir kenarda bekletin.
Genisce bir tavada soganalri tereyaginda sote edin. Sonra yesil biberi de ilave edin ve 3 dakika kadar soteledikten sonra karidesleri ilave edin. Karidesler pembelesip pisene dek yaklasik 5-6 dakika orta ateste pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve pul biberi ilave edin.
Tenceredeki pismis pirinclerin uzerine dokun. Kremali mantar corbasini ve 1 su bardagi cedar/kasar peyniri de ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce harmanlayin.
Yaglanmis genis bir borcam ya da firin tepsisine aktarin. Uzerini kapatin (kapak yoksa, aluminyum folyo ila kapatin) ve 170-180C (325-350F) firinda yaklasik 25-30 dakika pisirin. Uzerini acin ve geri kalan ½ su bardagi ceddar/kasar peynirini serpin. Tekrar firina koyun ve 4-5 dakika bekletin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don