Shrimp Etouffe

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup celery, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/8 ounces all-purpose flour or 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt-free cajun seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
• 3/4 cup tomato, chopped
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 2/3 cups long-grain rice, cooked and hot

Recipe

• 1 melt 1 tablespoon butter in a dutch oven over medium heat. add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic to pan; cook 8 minutes or until very tender and onion begins to brown, stirring frequently. place onion mixture in a bowl.
• 2 melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in pan. stir in flour; cook 6 minutes or until flour turns a deep rust color, stirring constantly.
• 3 stir in cajun seasoning, thyme, and clam juice; cook for 1 minute.
• 4 stir in onion mixture, tomato, and worcestershire sauce; simmer for 15 minutes or until thick.
• 5 add green onions, salt, and shrimp; cook for 6 minutes or until shrimp are done, stirring occasionally.
• 6 serve over hot cooked rice. serve with hot sauce, if desired.