Name: Creamy Shrimp Étouffée
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Salted butter - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Chopped celery - 1 ¼ cups; Chopped green pepper - 1 cup; Onion, minced - 1 small; Chopped green onions - ½ cup; Seafood stock - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Water - 1 cup; Tomato powder - 1 tablespoon; Cajun seasoning - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Bay leaf - 1; Frozen shrimp, deveined and tails removed - 2 pounds

Ingredients for - Creamy Shrimp Étouffée

1. Salted butter ½ cup

2. All-purpose flour ½ cup

3. Chopped celery 1 ¼ cups

4. Chopped green pepper 1 cup

5. Onion, minced 1 small

6. Chopped green onions ½ cup

7. Seafood stock 1 (14.5 ounce) can

8. Water 1 cup

9. Tomato powder 1 tablespoon

10. Cajun seasoning 1 teaspoon

11. Salt 1 teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

13. Cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon

14. Bay leaf 1

15. Frozen shrimp, deveined and tails removed 2 pounds

How to cook deliciously - Creamy Shrimp Étouffée

1 . Stage

Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet. Stir in flour; cook and stir over low heat until the color of caramel, about 20 minutes. Add celery, green pepper, and onion; stir until coated. Add stock, water, tomato powder, Cajun seasoning, black pepper, cayenne, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.

2 . Stage

Reduce heat; cover and simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Add shrimp and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.