Cajun Sautéed Shrimp

Name: Cajun Sautéed Shrimp
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried basil; 1 bay leaf; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried oregano; 907 grams unpeeled, large raw shrimp; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 sweet onion, diced

Cajun Sautéed Shrimp is a gluten free, primal, and pescatarian recipe with 6 servings. This main course has 197 calories, 31g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine. If you have tsp. basil, bay leaf, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 32 minutes.

Instructions

Peel shrimp, and, if desired, devein.

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Shrimp

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and next 5 ingredients, and saut 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, and saut 1 more minute.

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Butter

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Stir in shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.

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Shrimp

Remove and discard bay leaf.

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Bay Leaves

*2 lb. frozen peeled, large raw shrimp, thawed according to package directions, may be substituted.

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Raw Shrimp

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Frying Pan

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Servings:

1Tbsp

chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried basil 1

bay leaf 2Tbsps

butter 1

garlic clove, chopped 0teaspoons

ground red pepper 1Tbsp

chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried oregano 907grams

unpeeled, large raw shrimp 1teaspoons

salt 1

sweet onion, diced

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp can be paired with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Zind-Humbrecht Calcaire Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 46 dollars per bottle.