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Good Ole Fashion Shrimp Ettouffee

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Submitted by Joseph Winston Soileau for his grandmother Edna
on Sunday, February 05, 2006
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Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour, 0 minutes
Ready In:1 hour, 15 minutes
Good Ole fashion Shrimp Ettouffe; a No-Soup ettouffe - the kind Grandma use to make. Nanan.....I have arrived!!!!
 
Ingredients
2 pounds Medium Shrimp(shelled and deveined) 1 medium onion
1 bunch scallions (green onions) 1 small bunch of Parsley
1 can tomato paste 2 tbsp cooking oil
2 cups water salt and cayenne pepper to taste
 
Directions
Dice the onions and scallions. Chop the parsley. You can mix the onions and scallions in the same dish. Hold the parsley separately
In a medium pot, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil (your choice)
Once the oil is heated, add the onions and scallions. Glaze the onions and scallions.

Once all are glazed, add 2 cups of water and the can of tomato paste. Stir until the paste is dissolved. Lower the heat to a constant simmer for 35-40 minutes. Stir occasionally and add water if needed. Add seasoning to taste. (salt and a little cayenne pepper)

After simmering, add parsley and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shrimp and lower the heat for an additional 20 minutes. If the sauce looks to watery, you can dissolve 2 tablespoons of flour in a little water to a pasty continence and slowly stir in. Serve over rice and/or corn bread

Scale this recipe to servings.
 
 
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