Name: Shrimp Etoufee
Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Ingredients: 1 stick butter; 2-4 cloves garlic (diced or chopped); 4-6 green onions (chopped); 2 bay leaves; 1 lemon (quartered); 1/2 cup white wine; 2 lbs shrimp (uncooked, peeled, & deveined (can be frozen)); creole seasoning (optional); tabasco (optional); white rice (cooked)

One of my favorite creole dishes. A lot of places serve crawfish etoufee, but its hard to beat shrimp.

Shrimp Etoufee

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Cajun/Creole

Servings

Ingredients

1 stick butter
2-4 cloves garlic diced or chopped
4-6 green onions chopped
2 bay leaves
1 lemon quartered
1/2 cup white wine
2 lbs shrimp uncooked, peeled, & deveined (can be frozen)
creole seasoning optional
tabasco optional
white rice cooked

Instructions

Melt 1 stick of butter in a skillet on low-medium heat.
Add garlic and onions to the butter and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until soft.
Add the bay leaves, white wine, squeeze from the lemon, salt, pepper and spices.
Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove bay leaves.
Add shrimp and cook for 20 minutes, covered.
Serve over white rice. Add cajun/creole seasoning or Tabasco to taste.

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