Shrimp Etouffee
Etouffee is another classic dish from Louisiana. This extremely rich seafood gravy has a ton of shrimp(or crawfish) that gets ladled over steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup onion diced
- 1/4 cup celery diced
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper diced
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 tbsp creole seasoning
- 1 1/2 cups seafood stock
- 1 stick butter
- 1 lb 26/30 ct. shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup green onions chopped
Instructions
- Heat up the oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the flour and whisk continuously for 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the vegetables and 1/2 tbsp of the creole seasoning. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Set the roux of vegetables aside.
- In another sauté pan, melt half of the butter. Add in the shrimp and green onions. Cook for a minute.
- Add the shrimp to the roux along with the seafood stock, butter, and the rest of the creole seasoning. Cook for 5 minutes.
