Shrimp Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 cups raw rice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup onion tops, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 make a roux with flour and oil. cook until about the color of peanut butter.
• 2 add onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic.
• 3 cook slowly until transparent, stirring often.
• 4 add stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce and let cook until oil rises to the top.
• 5 stir in raw rice and raw shrimp; add 3 cups of water.
• 6 cook covered over very low heat until rice is tender about 20 or 30 minutes. add more oil or water if mixture appears to be too dry.
• 7 at the very end when cooked, stir in parsley and onion tops.
• 8 prep time is time to chop veggies.
• 9 cook time is total time for making roux and then time for rice to cook.