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Shrimp Stew

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A hearty stew with tomatoes, shrimp, clams, and other ingredients, served with rice.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 large clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
  • 1 can (14 ounces) chicken broth, or 2 cups homemade
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups sliced cooked okra
  • few dashes hot pepper sauce
  • 1 can (8 ounces) minced clams, undrained
  • 1 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 3 cups cooked rice

Preparation:

In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter; sauté celery, onion and garlic. Stir in flour, salt, thyme, and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Stir in the tomatoes, chicken broth, clams with liquid, and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles, about 3 minutes.

Add okra and shrimps; bring to the boiling point. Prepare 6 bowls. In the center of each bowl, make a mound of hot cooked rice. Ladle shrimp mixture around rice.
Recipe for shrimp stew serves 6.

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User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Fast and elegant meal, Member kateh1

This was so easy to make and SO tasty. We always have a simple dinner on Christmas Eve, and this was just perfect - hearty and beautiful when plated. My only critique is that a lot of the times given in the recipe should be longer - you should really simmer the onions for 15 minutes or longer until they're soft and really fragrant. Taking time with this recipe really helped develop the layers of flavor that made it so delicious. Also, this is a really simple recipe with few ingredients - it helps to pay for quality (especially with the canned tomatoes and clams - in my experience, with those, you get what you pay for). 5*

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