Post by April B. on Sept 13, 2003 18:13:47 GMT -6
Cajun Shrimp Stew
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 Tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/3 cup sifted regular flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. leaf thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1 (about 14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 (8 oz.) can minced Clams
1/8 tsp. red pepper seasoning
1 (about 1 lb.) can okra, drained
1 (about 5 oz.) can deveined Shrimp,
drained and rinsed
3 cups cooked rice
Saute celery, onion, and garlic in butter or margarine until soft in a kettle. Stir in flour, salt, thyme, and pepper, cook stirring
constantly, until bubbly. Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, Clams and liquid and red pepper seasoning, continue cooking and stirring until mixture thickens and boils 1 minute. Add okra and Shrimp; heat to boiling.
Ladle into a shallow serving bowl; spoon rice around edge. Or, spoon rice in mounds in center of soup plates; spoon Shrimp mixture around rice.
Makes 6 servings
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 Tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/3 cup sifted regular flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. leaf thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1 (about 14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 (8 oz.) can minced Clams
1/8 tsp. red pepper seasoning
1 (about 1 lb.) can okra, drained
1 (about 5 oz.) can deveined Shrimp,
drained and rinsed
3 cups cooked rice
Saute celery, onion, and garlic in butter or margarine until soft in a kettle. Stir in flour, salt, thyme, and pepper, cook stirring
constantly, until bubbly. Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, Clams and liquid and red pepper seasoning, continue cooking and stirring until mixture thickens and boils 1 minute. Add okra and Shrimp; heat to boiling.
Ladle into a shallow serving bowl; spoon rice around edge. Or, spoon rice in mounds in center of soup plates; spoon Shrimp mixture around rice.
Makes 6 servings
