Shrimp And Crawfish Creole Recipes

LOUISIANA SHRIMP CREOLE II

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic; cook until tender.
• Mix in cornstarch. Stir in stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and red pepper sauce. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Stir in shrimp, and cook for 5 minutes.

CAJUN CRAWFISH AND SHRIMP ETOUFFE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Gradually stir in flour, and stir constantly until the mixture turns 'peanut butter' brown or darker, at least 15 or 20 minutes. I use a large fork with the flat side to the bottom of the pan in a side to side motion. This is your base sauce or 'Roux'. It is very important to stir this constantly. If by chance the roux burns, discard and start over.
• Once the roux is browned, add the onions, garlic, celery and bell pepper to the skillet, and saute for about 5 minutes to soften. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and fish stock, and season with the seafood seasoning. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Season the sauce with hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper (if using), and add the crawfish and shrimp. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the shrimp are opaque.

BOZZ'S SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, melt ½ cup butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, jalapeño, bell peppers, garlic, and grape tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ½ cup butter, and stir until butter is melted. Add diced tomatoes, wine, lemon juice, and tomato paste; stir, and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture, and stir. Add Cajun seasoning, onion powder, and pepper; stir.
• Return to a boil, and add shrimp, parsley, and green onion. Simmer until shrimp are cooked through. Season to taste with salt and hot sauce. Remove from heat. Serve over Cheesy Garlic Grits. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
• In a medium Dutch oven, bring 4 cups water and milk to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in grits, salt, garlic powder, pepper, and paprika. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring frequently, until grits are tender, 20 to 40 minutes. Add cheeses, and stir until smooth. Keep warm until serving.

MUSHROOM SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings, saute onions, green peppers and garlic. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, basil and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-45 minutes., Add the shrimp, mushrooms, butter, lemon juice and savory. Cook 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through. Discard bay leaf. Stir in bacon. Serve with rice.

CREOLE-SPICED SHRIMP PO'BOYS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish and pepper sauce. Cover and chill until serving., In an electric skillet, heat 1/2 in. oil to 375°. In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, cornmeal, Creole seasoning and salt., Add shrimp, a few at a time; toss to coat. Fry shrimp in oil for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels., Spread rolls with some of the sauce. Layer bottoms with lettuce, shrimp and tomatoes; replace tops. Serve with remaining sauce.

SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH ETOUFEE

Steps:

• For the Etouffee: Heat a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the butter. Saute the trinity (peppers, onions and celery). Add the garlic, and saute until slightly tender. Add the Roux and deglaze with some rum to help break it down (it will flame up). Add 1 to 2 cups purified water to form a sauce. Add in the shrimp, crawfish, pepper, salt and thyme. Reduce the flame to a medium-low simmer. Add Mama's Green Creole Sauce. Stir constantly making sure the roux doesn't burn and is completely dissolved. Taste periodically to confirm desired taste. Simmer 10 to 20 minutes, until the etoufee reaches desired thickness.
• For Mama's Creole Herb Rice: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cook the brown rice in 1 cup water, covered, for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Cook the white rice in 1 cup water in a rice steamer.
• After both are cooked, empty the pans onto a cookie sheet. Mix the rice and toss with the oil, thyme and salt to taste.
• Drench the etoufee over the rice, and serve.
• Place 2 cups water, the lemon juice, oil, salt, garlic, jalapenos, green onions, yellow onions, bell peppers and parsley in a blender and process until a sauce is formed. If the blender is not large enough, you can make it in two batches.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over low heat. Add the flour and stir until mixture is creamy and there are no lumps. Turn the heat down low and keep stirring until the mixture reaches the desired color (a medium or dark brown). Be careful and pay attention as not to burn the roux-- after it reaches a certain shade of brown it will begin to brown faster.

SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH CREOLE

Steps:

• In med. sauce pot sauté onions, bell pepper, garlic, celery and butter.
• Add shrimp and crawfish, cover and cook over med.
• heat until shrimp and crawfish are cooked down and pink.
• Add tomato paste and sauce, cook about 30-40 minute over low-med heat.
• Add parsley and green onions.
• Cook another 5 minute.
• serve over hot rice.

SHRIMP CREOLE WITHOUT TOMATOES

Steps:

• Saute onion and green pepper in olive oil unitl onion is transparent. Add garlic and bay leaf.
• Add shrimp, when they start turning pink, add paprika. Stir well and add wine, parsley, salt and pepper.
• If sauce seems to thin, throw in a handful of bread crumbs(unseasoned).
• Serve with fluffy rice. and fried ripe plantains.

SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a very large skillet or pot, lightly brown the sausage in the oil over medium heat.
• Add the onion, celery, green pepper, garlic, thyme, basil , and black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in both cans of tomatoes (with their juice), chicken stock , water, and both paprikas. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Stir in the rice and transfer the contents of the pot to a large roasting pan lightly coated with cooking spray (a disposable foil roasting pan is fine; be sure to support the underside with a baking sheet when lifting.) Cover with foil and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
• Saute the shrimp in the butter until the shrimp are just barely opaque. Stir in the crawfish tails (and any fat) and sauté until the tails are just heated through.
• Stir the shrimp, crawfish tails, and parsley into the jambalaya. Taste and add salt if needed ( celery salt is a good choice.) Re-cover with foil and return the pan to the oven for an additional 7 to 10 minutes if serving immediately. If the jambalaya will be reheated and served at a later time, skip this step.
• Sprinkle with the scallion tops , if desired, and serve.

CREOLE CRAWFISH AND SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, Creole seasoning, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, lemons, boil seasonings bag and onion with 6 quarts cold water in a 14-quart or larger pot with a colander insert. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook 10 minutes.
• Add the andouille and corn to the pot. Cover and simmer an additional 15 minutes. Add the crawfish, cover again and cook 10 minutes. Add the shrimp and stir to combine. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes more. Carefully strain the seafood, sausage and vegetables and serve on a large table covered with newspaper. Season with salt or additional Creole seasoning.