Shrimp Pilau

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By Aaron Hutcherson

Pilau is simply a classical atom pilaf from the Lowcountry, and this 1 features shrimp, herb and doorbell pepper. “Shrimp atom oregon shrimp pilau is 1 of the astir fashionable dishes of the South, calved of the collision betwixt the colonizing French room and the exiled cuisines of West and Central African peoples,” Michael W. Twitty writes successful “Recipes From the American South.” This mentation is seasoned with room pepper, a Colonial- and antebellum-era spice substance that adds an other furniture of spirit and fragrance, which tin beryllium added to each sorts of soups, stews, vegetables and meat. (It already contains cayenne capsicum for a interaction of heat, truthful omit the further magnitude called for if you similar little spice.)

Adapted from “Recipes From the American South” by Michael W. Twitty (Phaidon, 2025).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4-6 (makes 12 cups)

For the room pepper

2 tablespoons freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 tablespoonful crushed allspice
1 tablespoonful crushed cinnamon
1 tablespoonful crushed ginger
1 tablespoonful crushed mace
1 tablespoonful crushed nutmeg
1 tablespoonful crushed achromatic pepper
1 spoon cayenne pepper

For the shrimp pilau

2 tablespoons rootlike lipid oregon bacon fat, divided
1 mean yellowish bulb (8 ounces), finely chopped
1/2 spoon good salt, divided, positive much arsenic needed
2 ail cloves, minced oregon finely grated
2 cups uncooked long-grain achromatic rice, rinsed
3 cups chickenhearted oregon shrimp banal oregon broth, preferably reduced-sodium oregon no-salt-added
1 mean reddish doorbell capsicum (6 ounces), diced
1 mean herb (8 ounces), diced
1 lb jumbo (21-25 count) oregon ample (26-30 count) shrimp, peeled, deveined and, if desired, tails removed
1/4 spoon cayenne capsicum (optional)
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (2 cups), based connected 6

Calories
385
Fat
7 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
57 g
Sodium
354 mg
Cholesterol
108 mg
Protein
23 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “Recipes From the American South” by Michael W. Twitty (Phaidon, 2025).

Tested by Aaron Hutcherson.

Published December 8, 2025

Updated March 18, 2026