- Description:
- Louisiana Favorite
- Source:
- Angela Creighton
Serves/Makes:4
- Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 2 cups (475 ml) chopped onions
- 1 cup (225 ml) chopped celery
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped green peppers
- 1 lb (.5 kg). shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tsp (10 ml) minced garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) flour
- 1 cup (225 ml) water
- 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
- pinch cayenne
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) chopped green onion
- cooked rice
- Preparation
- Melt butter in large saucepan.
- Add onions, celery and green pepper.
- Saute until wilted, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Add shrimp, garlic and bay leaves.
- Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Dissolve flour in water.
- Add to shrimp mixture.
- Season with salt and cayenne.
- Cook and stir until thickened.
- Stir in parsley and green onions.
- Cook two minutes more.
- Serve over cooked rice.
- Comments
- Can also be made with peeled crawfish tails.
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