Shrimp Etouffee

Incredible! I had to make this for my DD's French class project and it was the biggest hit at the dinner, thank you! My DD called it an "easy A". I had to triple the recipe and there wasn't a single scoop left. Some people came back for thirds even though was plenty of other foods to choose from. We changed this just a little bit. We didn't have any beer so we substituted with additional chicken broth, reduced the salt to 1/2 tsp and added 1 tsp cajun seasoning. Also, after adding the shrimp and broth we only simmered it for 10 minutes to prevent the shrimp from becoming overcooked. Delicious!

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We loved this recipe! I expected it to be a little thicker too, but once I tasted it, I didn't care! If thick is your thing, you can always use cornstarch or something to get it how you want it. I think thinner was actually better for "soppin'" the juices up with your bread. The amount of seasoning and heat was just right. And the veggies didn't get overcooked either which is a big deal to me! Two modifications I'll mention in case anyone else out there has the same problems: first, I only have a medium size cast iron skillet so I heated up a larger nonstick pan, and transferred the roux/veggie/spice mixture to the big one before adding the broth and beer. Worked fine. The second was that I marinated the shrimp in beer for a few hours and didn't add it to the pan (drained it first) until a few minutes before the parsley. The reason for this is that I use the bags of frozen shrimp because they are cheaper but have had problems with the shrimp coming out tough and rubbery if cooked for more than a few minutes. I don't know if it made a difference but the shrimp was tender and the whole thing was delicious. Your directions were very clear and easy to follow. I appreciated the encouragement to be patient around the 15min. mark of making the roux! Can't wait to make again. Thanks for posting!

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i loved it, and you were right about the cold beer, do not get me wrong i love spicy food !!!! recommend it

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Very very tasty, but not as thick at it should be.

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This is one great dish!! The roux was exactly like peanut butter, and worth the time it took to make it. I did add a little extra red pepper for a little more zing. This one is a keeper for sure. Thanks for the recipe.

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Wow! This was absolutely divine, Denise. Thanks so much for posting!! I didn't have any beer, so used a bit of wine and it was great. I also used a little more cayenne (we like it spicy!). It looks really pretty if you reserve a bit of the chopped red pepper for garnish, too.

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Yummy! We like good spicy food, and this fit the bill. The time making the roux is absolutely well worth it. We didn't have a dark beer on hand so we used an amber lager and it seemed to work fine, but we'll use a dark beer next time.

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5 stars because anything my DH likes gets 5 stars! And he loved it (me too). Very easy, very quick (other than the roux part of course), very good flavor even though I had to use regular beer. Might add just a little Tony's next time, but this one's a definite keeper!

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Absolutely wonderful! I tripled it for a birthday party and had a "butter bowl" left over. I added a few tsp. of Emeril's creole seasoning for extra spice but otherwise stayed true to your recipe. Even my picky BF loved it. Thanks for the great recipe. Will be making this one again.

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This was a great recipie. It was easy and fun. At first I thought it wasn't going to be good when I first put the vegetables in because all the butter/flour mix was sucked up by the vegetables. So that it wouldn't burn I added my chicken stock early. It came out great. I also used wine instead of beer (because I didn't have any) and it came out really good. Next time I'll use the dark beer as recommended. Thanks for the recipie

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Very tasty! I used an Emeril Lagasse recipe for essence in addition to your seasonings, plus a home grown dried chile; also made a broth of the shrimp shells for use instead of chicken broth. But I stayed true to your cooking process, technique and use of beer and two colors of bell peppers. The roux is wonderful! The "dark peanut butter consistency" took awhile, but it was absolutely worth it! Thanks for an excellant, easy to follow recipe! We enjoyed it very much & I can't wait to make it for friends. Even better, a local restaurant serves etouffe and I will never order it from them again. It doesn't even come close to this. Thanks!!

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This turned out very well! It was the first time I had ever made a roux and I thought the descriptions were very helpful. Made enough for 6, but there were no leftovers between us 3. Thanks for the recipe!

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This was an excellent recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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