Cajun Shrimp

Submitted by Bev I Am

"Serve over toasted garlic bread slices with a tossed green salad with your favorite dressing! Also good over grits! From Southern Living, June 2007"

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs large shrimp, raw and unpeeled (See Note Below)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 sweet onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (or 1 tsp. dried basil)
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped (or 1 tsp. dried oregano)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 garlic clove, chopped

directions

1. Peel shrimp, and, if desired, devein.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and next 5 ingredients, and sauté 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
3. Stir in garlic, and sauté 1 more minute.
4. Stir in shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Remove and discard bay leaf.
5. **Note:.
6. 2 lb. frozen peeled, large raw shrimp, thawed according to package directions, may be substituted.

Reviews

[jmngirl]

This recipe was delicious and easy to make! I was making this for my boyfriend and at first he thought shrimp and grits were an odd combo until he had some. That made a believer out of him! My favorite part of this meal was when the delicious herbs mixed in with the creamy grits! yum!

 

[Shabby Sign Shoppe]

Divine! My family loved this. Quick to prepare even using frozen shrimp as I did. Defrosts easily under lukewarm water. Will make again. Great entrée to go along with my red beans and rice.

 

[KeleKooks]

Yummy! My changes were olive oil instead of butter, less basil but bam-kicked up the other spices. Used red pepper flakes instead of ground red and i added some ketchup into the pan about 1/4 cup or more with just a little water to make more of a sauce. Think this was a nice addition. Will make many more times. Served with small salad and mashed potatoes. Mmmmmmm!! Thanks!!!

 

[evelynathens]

Very good. Everything in perfect balance. Served with brown-butter pilaf and steamed broccoli.

 

[tara portee]

Just terrific. What a fantastic way to use fresh herbs. I used dried bay(didn't have any fresh) and for some stupid reason I chopped it up with my other herbs, so I had to pick out the little dried bits when I was done. Thanks for this, I would totally make this again!