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Shrimp Etouffee

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 09/30/20 Updated: 01/16/22
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This authentic shrimp etouffee is positively packed with true Cajun flavor! Perfect when you’re craving something filling, bright, spicy, and delicious, this recipe is restaurant quality and perfect with a mound of rice and loaf of crusty bread.

A bowl of shrimp etouffee with a spoon in it

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • This classic Cajun recipe is absolutely loaded with flavor. Packed with veggies and tender, perfectly seasoned shrimp, it’s the ultimate dinner when you can’t make it to New Orleans!
  • This shrimp etouffee is surprisingly easy to make. Made in just over a half hour with mostly pantry staples and fresh vegetables, it’s sure to impress your family or guests – even picky ones.
  • With just a few simple swaps, this recipe can easily be made gluten free, paleo, or Whole30-compliant.

How To Make It

The full recipe & ingredients list are below, but here you’ll find a quick overview for making this recipe perfectly, along with useful tips and info!

Whisk the spices together in a small bowl.

Dry the shrimp with some paper towels and add it to a bowl. Season it with some of the spice blend and toss the shrimp so they get fully coated.

Heat some oil in a large, heavy skillet until the oil is smoking hot. Cook the shrimp in the hot oil for a minute, then stir and cook another minute. Transfer the shrimp to a large bowl.

Melt some butter in your skillet and sauté the onions, celery, and green pepper until they’re softened. Add the rest of the spices to the skillet.

Stir in the tomatoes and garlic and cook until the tomatoes soften.

Sprinkle the flour into the veggies and sauté until they’re combined, then whisk in the stock until everything is smooth. Bring it all to a simmer and let it cook until it’s the consistency of gravy. Season with some salt.

Stir the shrimp into the sauce and let everything simmer until the shrimp cook all the way through. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions and a little cayenne pepper.

Instructions for shrimp etouffee

Top Tips For Making

  • To make your shrimp etouffee gluten free, sub out the flour with gluten free flour.
  • For paleo or Whole30 shrimp etouffee, use cassava flour instead of all-purpose and serve with cauliflower rice instead of white rice.
Overhead shot of a bowl of shrimp etouffee

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4.50 from 4 votes

Shrimp Etouffee

Prep:10 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
Total:40 minutes
This authentic shrimp etouffee is positively packed with true Cajun flavor! Perfect when you're craving something filling, bright, spicy, and delicious, this recipe is restaurant quality and perfect with a mound of rice and loaf of crusty bread.
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Ingredients

  • 1 dash cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons no salt added Cajun seasoning
  • 2 pounds shrimp peeled and deveined
  • ½ teaspoon salt optional, only if Cajun seasoning doesn't have salt
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • ½ cup green bell pepper diced
  • ½ cup celery thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour or as needed
  • ½ cup tomatoes diced
  • 2 cups chicken stock or as needed
  • hot sauce dash, plus more to taste
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup green onions sliced
  • 2 cups rice cooked

Instructions 

  • Whisk thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper, Cajun seasoning, optional salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
  • Dry shrimp with paper towels and season with 1 1/2 teaspoon of the spice blend. Toss to coat shrimp thoroughly.
  • Heat oil in large, heavy skillet over high heat until oil is smoking hot. Cook shrimp in the hot oil without stirring for 1 minute. Stir and cook 1 additional minute. Transfer shrimp to large bowl.
  • Melt butter in skillet over medium heat until butter begins to turn tan at the edges. Sauté the onion, celery, and green pepper 5 minutes or until softened. Add rest of spice blend to vegetables.
  • Stir in tomatoes and garlic. Cook until tomatoes soften, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour into vegetable mixture and sauté 3-4 minutes until combined.
  • Whisk stock into vegetable mixture and stir until smooth. Bring to simmer and cook until slightly thickened and consistency of gravy, about 3-5 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
  • Stir shrimp into sauce. Let simmer until shrimp are cooked all the way through and no longer translucent, about 1 minute. Garnish with green onions and cayenne pepper to taste. Serve over rice.

Notes

  • Make it Gluten free: Substitute gluten free for all-purpose flour 1:1
  • Make it Paleo or Whole30: Substitute cassava flour for all-purpose flour 1:1 and serve with steamed cauliflower rice instead of white rice
 
Recipe yields approximately 6 servings. Nutritional values shown are general guidelines, and reflect information for one serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on specific types and brands of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 6. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 526kcal, Carbohydrates: 59g, Protein: 39g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 404mg, Sodium: 1370mg, Potassium: 403mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 793IU, Vitamin C: 21mg, Calcium: 257mg, Iron: 4mg, Net Carbs: 57g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Meet Cheryl Malik

Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She's been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.

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  1. Brandy Strahan says

    Posted on 10/12/20 at 7:57 pm

    Excellent!5 stars

    Reply
    • Rebecca Campbell says

      Posted on 3/2/21 at 9:13 am

      My children do a dance when this meal is on the weekly menu.5 stars

      Reply
  2. Mindy D Asplin says

    Posted on 10/3/20 at 11:44 am

    Hello, in your ingredients you don’t list paprika but it’s the first ingredient mentioned in the instructions. How much paprika is needed?

    Reply
  3. Douglas Shearer says

    Posted on 10/2/20 at 3:46 pm

    Impossible to download this shrimp etoufee recipe!3 stars

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    • Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:55 am

      We are so sorry you are having a negative experience! Can you please let us know what you are having issues with so we can help? 🙂5 stars

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