Shrimp Etouffee
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1 1/2 cups chopped white onions
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 2 cups fish (can use boullion) or 2 cups chicken stock (can use boullion)
- 1 cup peeled tomatoes, chopped up
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 cups peeled shrimp
- 1/2 lb lump crabmeat (optional)
- In a large saucepan - melt butter, take off heat and stir in flour til no lumps, then return to medium heat stirring approximately 10 minutes until dark (browned).
- Stir in celery, and onions, cook 10 minutes.
- Add tomato past and stock (mix first in a seperate bowl).
- Stir into cooked mix.
- Add tomatos, shrimp, and seasonings.
- Cover and simmer 20 minutes on medium heat- stir occasionally.
- serve with rice.
- If you use the crab meat, put it in on the plates at the last minute otherwise it will cook to shreds in the pan.
- ENJOY!
butter, flour, green onion, white onions, celery, tomato paste, fish, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, salt, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, shrimp, lump crabmeat
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-etouffee-8616 (may not work)