Creole Shrimp Stew

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Chopped bacon
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	All-purpose flour
4		Celery - chopped
1		Onion - chopped (large)
1		Green pepper - chopped (large)
6		Green onions - chopped
1 cup	237ml	Tomato paste
3 cups	711ml	Seafood stock
2 cups	474ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Granulated sugar
		Creole spices
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Uncooked - shelled shrimp
1/4 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Minced fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

* Instead of using bacon fat to blend with the flour, it can be drained off and you can use oil.

Cook bacon in large, heavy pan over medium heat until fat escapes and bacon is crisp. Blend in flour and whisk until it burns a peanut brown color. Add celery, onion, green pepper and green onions and cook, stirring until vegetables soften, about 10 minutes.

Blend in tomato paste, seafood stock, water, lemon juice, sugar and spices to taste. Stir to blend mixture into a roux. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer very slowly, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.

Add uncooked, shelled, deveined shrimp and parsley and continue to cook over low heat, just until shrimp turn pink. taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot over hot rice.

Source:
Christophe Ritoux, Cajun House

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