Cajun Shrimp With Rice Recipe

• 1 c. Diced Andouille sausage
• 1/2 c. Corn oil
• 2/3 c. Flour
• 3/4 c. Diced green bell pepper
• 3/4 c. Diced yellow onion
• 6 x Garlic cloves chopped
• 1 c. Chicken broth
• 2 tsp Chopped fresh thyme
• 2 tsp Oregano (optional)
• 3 c. Minced fresh tomatoes
• 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1/8 tsp White pepper
• 1/8 tsp Black pepper
• 1 pch Salt Juice of 2 lemons
• 1 lb Large shrimp peeled, deveined, and tails removed
• 6 c. Cooked rice still hot Crawfish for garnish

1. In a skillet over high heat, brown sausage till thoroughly cooked.
2. Transfer cooked sausage to a plate.
3. Add in corn oil to the sausage grease in skillet.
4. Heat the oil till very warm.
5. To prepare roux, gradually whisk in flour and cook for about 10 min, whisking constantly.
6. Flour mix will turn from beige to light brown to mahogany brown.
7. Don't allow roux to burn.
8. When roux is mahogany brown, immediately add in pepper, onion and garlic, and stir for 1 minute.
9. Add in stock, thyme, tomatoes and seasonings and stir to blend.
10. Lower heat and simmer for 15 to 20 min or possibly till vegetables are tender.
11. Squeeze lemons over shrimp and toss to coat.
12. Add in shrimp and cooked sausage to skillet and cook till shrimp turns pink.
13. Mound rice on center of plate and spoon shrimp mix around sides.
14. Garnish with crawfish.
15. Serves 6.
16. Types of rice:Arborio - The classic risotto rice.
17. Basmati - Grown in the foothills of the Himalayas; very light, fluffy and fragrant.
18. Brown Rice - The whole rice with only the outer tough husk removed.
19. Nutty and chewy.
20. Increase cooking time, as it absorbs four times its volume in liquid.
21. Short Grain - Especially good for lowfat milk puddings and rice desserts.
22. White Rice - Milled to remove the husk and bran, includes varieties such as Arborio and Basmati.
23. Wild Rice - Not really rice, but an aquatic grass requiring 35 to 40 min cooking time.
24. It is very nutritious.

sausage, corn oil, flour, green bell pepper, yellow onion, garlic, chicken broth, thyme, oregano, fresh tomatoes, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, salt, shrimp

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/cajun-shrimp-with-rice-97527 (may not work)