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Shrimp Etouffee {Classic Cajun Recipe}
Ingredients
  • Prep time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4 to 6
  • You can use shrimp, crawfish, or crab for this recipe interchangeably.
  • INGREDIENTS
  • subheading: Optional Shrimp Stock:
  • Shells from 2 pounds of shrimp
  • ½ large onion, chopped
  • top and bottom from 1 green pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 5 bay leaves
  • subheading: Étouffée:
  • 2 pounds shrimp, shell on (remove shells for use in the shrimp stock, if not making your own stock, you can get shrimp already shelled)
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil or lard
  • Heaping ¼ cup flour
  • ½ large onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
  • 1 large celery stalk, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 pint shrimp stock (see above), or clam juice or pre-made fish or shellfish stock
  • 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 Tbsp sweet paprika
  • Salt
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • Hot sauce (Crystal or Tabasco) to taste
  • You will only need about 2 cups of stock for this recipe. Use the leftover stock for soup, risotto, etc. It will last in the fridge for a week or frozen for up to three months.
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