Ann's Shrimp Etouffee

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup butter
• 2 large white onions, chopped
• 6 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
• 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons paprika
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• crushed red pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 25 mins


• in a large skillet, melt butter and saute onions, celery and garlic for about 45 minutes or until they are cooked down.
• stir in flour and cook briefly, do not brown. stir in chopped shrimp and cook for 20 minutes.
• pour in 2 to 3 cups of water and mushrooms. stir in paprika and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. cook for 30 minutes. should be a thick and have a gravy-like consistency.