Cajun Shrimp Stew
A rich and flavorful Louisiana-style stew featuring tender shrimp in a dark roux base with classic Cajun trinity of onions, celery, and bell peppers. This hearty dish has just the right amount of heat from cayenne pepper.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- •¼ cup all-purpose flour
- •1 medium onion
- •1 small celery rib
- •½ cup green bell pepper
- •1 cup clam juice
- •¾ cup water
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •¼ teaspoon cayenne
- •1¼ pound large shrimp
- •⅓ cup scallion greens
- •to taste white rice
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir together oil and flour in a 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) with a metal or wooden spatula, then cook over moderate heat, scraping back and forth constantly, until roux is the color of light milk chocolate, 10 to 12 minutes.
12 min
- 2.
Add onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook, scraping back and forth occasionally, until bell pepper is softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in clam juice, water, salt, and cayenne and simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid is thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp and simmer, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in scallion greens and salt to taste.
22 min
