Description:

Cajun shrimp cooked with onion, pepper, celery, and always served over white rice

Source:

ThymeNTide

Serves/Makes:6 or more

Ingredients

• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 large green peppers, chopped
• 2 cups (475 ml) peeled celery, chopped
• 1-1/2 stick butter
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) flour
• 2 tsp (10 ml) tomato paste
• 1 tsp (5 ml) thyme
• a few diced green chiles (optional)
• salt
• cayenne pepper or hot pepper sauce, to taste
• 3 lbs (1.4 kg). shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1 cup (225 ml) scallions or green onions, chopped
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) parsley, chopped
• cooked white rice

Preparation

• In a large cast iron skillet or dutch oven, melt the butter.
• Add the onions, peppers and scallions and cook, partially covered for about ten minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
• Stir often.
• Add the chopped garlic and cook two more minutes.
• Add flour and stir into vegetable mixture.
• Add tomato paste and stir.
• Add the shrimp, salt, pepper, cayenne or hot sauce and chiles, if using.
• Stir well and cook about 3 1/2 minutes till shrimp turn pink.
• Turn heat very low, add scallions and parsley and cook about six more minutes.
• Serve over white rice.

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