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Eating a Nutrient Dense Meal in a 15 Dollars Budget - Sautéed Wild Shrimp, mix of vegetables, Rice,

Eating a Nutrient Dense Meal in a 15 Dollars Budget

Sautéed Wild Shrimp, Mix Vegetables, Rice, Avocado, and Boiled Eggs - Serves 2

Time needed – 30 minutes

Ingredients Needed

- 12 medium wild shrimp peeled and deveined

- 1 carrot chopped

- 1 leek chopped

- 1 medium red onion chopped

- 10 Cherrie tomatoes cut in the middle

- 2 pasture raised egg

- 1 avocado chopped

- 1 cup organic rice, washed and rinsed

- 1 tablespoons olive oil

- 3 tablespoons ghee

- 1 tablespoon pasture-raised butter

- Juice of half a lemon

- 3 garlic cloves minced

- Filtered water for cooking rice and eggs

- Sea salt

- Freshly grounded pepper (optional)

- 1 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped (optional)

Preparation

Cooking rice in the stove

Preheat a medium pot with a tablespoon of ghee over medium heat

Add garlic, sauté stirring until lightly golden, 2-3 minutes

Add rice, sauté stirring frequently for 3-5 minutes

Add 2 ½ cups of filtered water, sea salt to taste, stir well

Bring to a boil

Cook with the lid partially covered for 15-20 minutes or, until it is soft, and the water totally evaporated

(Put extra water if needs)

Soft the rice with a fork

Transfer the cooked rice to a bowl (to stop the cooking process), reserve

Meanwhile rice is cooking

Boil Eggs

Place eggs in a small pot, cover them with filtered water and bring to boil over medium heat

Simmer for 8-10 minutes

Remove from heat, drain, cool with ice and cold water, peel, reserve

Prepare the vegetables

Heat a medium skillet with 2 tablespoons of ghee over medium heat

Add onions, sauté for 2 minutes

Add carrots, sauté for 2 minutes

Add leek, sauté for 2 minutes

Add Cherrie tomatoes, sauté for 2 minutes

Add sea salt and pepper to taste

Cook the veggies until are soft but not overcooked

Remove from heat, reserve

Sautéing wild shrimp

Heat a medium skillet with 1 tablespoons of ghee over medium heat

Add shrimp (side by side), sauté for 2 minutes

Flip the side, sauté for 2 minutes

Add sea salt and pepper to taste

Add 1 tablespoon butter, stir well until well combined

Garnish with fresh cilantro (optional)

Remove from heat, reserve

Meanwhile the shrimp is sautéing

Prepare the avocado salad

In a small bowl combine avocado, 1 tablespoon red onions, cilantro, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, reserve

Serving

In a plate serve rice, sautéed veggies, sautéed shrimp and egg

And a side bowl with the avocado salad

Left overs can be used at diner or breakfast

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