Delicious shrimp dish with a Cajun flair! I've spent 6 years perfecting this shrimp recipe. I use shrimp harvested from a local shrimp farm. This is also great with firm crab meat or fish!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 large white onions , chopped
- 6 stalks celery , chopped
- 3 cloves garlic , pressed
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 5 pounds fresh shrimp , peeled, deveined and chopped
- 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- crushed red pepper to taste
Instructions
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1
In a large skillet, melt butter and saute onions, celery and garlic for about 45 minutes or until they are cooked down.
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2
Stir in flour and cook briefly, do not brown. Stir in chopped shrimp and cook for 20 minutes.
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3
Pour in 2 to 3 cups of water and mushrooms. Stir in paprika and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook for 30 minutes. Should be a thick and have a gravy-like consistency.
Nutrition Facts
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