Shrimp Etouffee Recipe

This shrimp etouffee recipe uses ingredients common to many Louisiana favorites. The combination of steamed rice, shrimp, onion, celery, bell pepper, parsley, garlic and red pepper flakes are slowly smothered producing a uniquely awesome flavor.

Shrimp Etouffee Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

3 pounds medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
6 tablespoons, butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup chopped onion
6 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup celery stalk, finely chopped
1/2 cup bell peppers, finely chopped
2 cups water
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
steamed rice

Cooking Instructions:

Peel and devein 3 pounds of medium-large shrimp and set aside.

Heat a saucepan with tight fitting lid over medium-high heat. Melt butter then stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly until butter and flour mixture is a rich brown color. Remove from heat source.

In a separate saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic until tender, about 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer cooked vegetables to saucepan containing flour mixture. Mix well.

Next add parsley, red pepper, shrimp and water to the saucepan with tight fitting lid. Mix well then cover with lid and simmer or cook mixture slowly over low heat for 20-30 minutes.

Serve your shrimp etouffee over hot steamed rice with garlic bread and green salad.

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