 | | Directions | STEW:
- Stir together the oil and flour in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Stir continuously until the roux is the color of light milk chocolate, approximately 10 minutes.
- Add the onion, celery and red or green pepper.
- Continue cooking, stirring back and forth occasionally, until the pepper is softened, approximately 10 minutes.
- Stir in fish sauce or clam juice, water and cayenne pepper.
- Simmer over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid thickens; 5-10 minutes.
- Stir in shrimp and simmer, just until the shrimp is cooked through; 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in green onion and tomato.
- Salt to taste.
RICE:
- Place bay leaves in oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
- Turning over occasionally until the leaves are lightly browned, approximatley 2-3 minutes.
- Add garlic, cook stirring constantly, until the garlic is pale golden.
- Add rice, salt, pepper and cook, stirring gently to avoid breaking the bay leaves for approximately 1 minutes.
- Add water and broth and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer.
- Cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, 15-20 minutes.
- Brown rice may need to have an extra 3-4 tablespoons of water in order for the rice to become tender.
- Remove from heat and allow to stand, covered, for 5 more minutes.
- Fluff with a fork and remove the bay leaves.
- Serve with cajun shrimp stew.
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Prep Time: 35 minutes
Container: heavy skillet, medium sauce pan
Servings: 4
|  | | Ingredients | | | |
| - | | STEW: |
| - | | 2 tablespoons unsalted butter |
| - | | 1/4 cup flour |
| - | | 1 onion - chopped |
| - | | 2 stalks celery - chopped |
| - | | 1/2 cup red or green pepper - chopped |
| - | | 1/4 cup fish sauce or 1 cup clam juice |
| - | | 2 cups water |
| - | | 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper - more to taste |
| - | | 1 pound shrimp - large, peeled and deveined |
| - | | 1/3 cup green onions - chopped |
| - | | 1 tomato - medium to large, chopped |
| - | | RICE PILAF: |
| - | | 3 bay leaves |
| - | | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| - | | 1 clove garlic - finely chopped |
| - | | 1 1/4 cups rice - brown or white |
| - | | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| - | | 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| - | | 3/4 cup water |
| - | | 1 cup chicken broth |
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