SHRIMP ETOUFFEE
Yield: Makes 6 servings.
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped green peppers
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound peeled, deveined cooked shrimp
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• Hot pepper sauce to taste
• 3 cups hot cooked rice
Directions
Melt butter in large heavy pot (iron preferred).
Blend flour and stir over medium-low heat, until roux is dark brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
Add onion, celery, green peppers and garlic; cook until tender crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in shrimp, broth, parsley, salt, black pepper, red pepper and pepper sauce; simmer 20 minutes.
Ladle etouffee into soup bowls.
Top each serving with 1/2 cup fluffy rice.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 280
Total Fat 10g
Cholesterol 132mg
Sodium 1141mg
Total Carbohydrate 29g
Dietary Fiber 2g
Protein 19g
USA Rice Federation (www.usarice.com)
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