Recipe Categories
Seafood
Cajun/Creole
Cajun Shrimp
2
Sticks of Butter
˝ lb. Peeled Shrimp
˝ lb. Peeled Crawfish Tails
1 Cup Chopped Onion
1 Cup Chopped Celery
1 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
1 ˝ TBL. Creole Seasoning
1 TBL. Minced Garlic
1 ˝ TBL. Dried Basil
1 ˝ TBL. Dried Thyme
1 ˝ TBL. Worcestershire
Sauce
2 TBL Flour
1 ˝ TBL. Tomato Paste
Salt & Hot Sauce to Taste
1 Cup Green onions (chopped)
In
a heavy skillet, heat 1 stick of butter to sizzling. Sauté shrimp and crawfish
on high heat for 4 minutes, then remove with slotted spoon, draining juices back
into pan.
Finely
chop, but do not puree, seafood in food processor and set aside.
Mince
onions, celery and green pepper in food processor, then place in sleeve to drain
off excess liquid. Reheat skillet, adding the remaining stick of butter. Add
Creole seasoning and vegetables and sauté on high heat for 5 minutes.
Reduce
heat and stir in garlic, basil, thyme and cook for 5 minutes longer.
Add
seafood, Worcestershire, flour and tomato paste to the vegetable mixture. Cook
and stir 5 minutes. Add the green onions, salt and hot sauce and cook for 5 more
minutes.
Serve
warm, spread on slices of garlic bread. (Serves 6-10 people.)