Best 6 Smothered Shrimp Recipes

SMOTHERED OKRA WTH SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart sauce pan, saute the okra with 1/2 of the oil until tender or slime is cooked out and set aside.
• In another sauce pan, heat remainder of oil, and saute smoke sausage, onion,.
• celery, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until tender, then add cayenne pepper,.
• thyme and tomato paste, and tomato puree, stirring constantly.
• Add shrimp stock and tomato puree. Bring to a low boil, then add okra and.
• cook for 1/2 hour. Add shrimp and cook until tender. Serve over hot rice.

SMOTHERED SHRIMP IN CRAB-MEAT GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven set over medium heat, melt butter with olive oil. When the butter begins to foam, add garlic, onion, celery and pepper, and sauté until onion is translucent, stirring often, approximately 10 minutes. Adjust heat to high, add flour and stir briskly to make a blended, smooth roux. Continue cooking until the roux begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low, and continue to cook, stirring often, for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, until the mixture has turned a deep brown. Be careful not to burn it.
• Add sage, thyme, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, nutmeg, cayenne pepper and clam juice or stock, and stir to combine, then return the heat to medium. When the mixture begins to simmer, add tomato paste, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for approximately 15 minutes, stirring often. Add shrimp, cook 3 to 4 minutes, then gently fold in the crab meat and simmer an additional 2 to 3 minutes to heat through. Serve ladled over stone-ground grits.

SHRIMP SMOTHERED MAHI MAHI RECIPE - (3/5)

Steps:

• 1. In large skillet, add diced tomatoes and diced onions. Saute with butter for about 8 mins until tender. Add whipping cream and shredded pepper jack cheese and mix until smooth. 2. In another skillet place your shrimp, sprinkle with blackening seasoning, and cook on medium heat with olive oil for about 6 mins. Add the cooked shrimp to the cheese sauce and cook on low heat for about 5 mins. 3. While the sauce continues to cook, in a third skillet, take your Mahi Mahi filets and cover with black seasoning on each side. 4. Over medium high heat with olive oil, place the filets down and cook for 3 mins on each side. After 6 mins, place the shrimp-cheese sauce over the fish and simmer for 10 mins. Sprinkle the minced cilantro over the mixture.

CRAB SMOTHERED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Split the raw shrimp lengthwise, so they can be opened flat, but do not cut all the way through.
• Spread the shrimp flat in a 9" X 13" baking dish and set aside.
• In medium skillet, melt 2 tbsp butter and then saute onion, celery and green pepper until onion is transparent.
• Remove from heat.
• Add parsley.
• Toss this mixture with crabmeat.
• Add seasonings, breadcrumbs, egg and cream.
• Toss gently, but thoroughly.
• Mound crab mixture on shrimp.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter and add minced garlic. Pour over shrimp and crab mixture.
• Sprinkle top with paprika and bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.

FISH SMOTHERED WITH SHRIMP CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp chop chorizo into 3/8 in dice chop onion and mushroom into small dice chop garlic and set aside In a pan saute shrimp in 2 tbs butter until opaque remove and set aside. Saute the vegetables & chorizo without the garlic until the vegetables are translucent add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.Add 3 tbs butter and melt. Return the shrimp to the pan and add the sour cream and cream and gently stir, add the asiago cheese and stir. After incorporated place on a low simmer. In another pan melt remaining butter and add essence sauté fish over med heat until done, approx. 4 minutes per side. Place 1 fillet on a plate and cover with 1/4 of the shrimp mixture and serve.

SMOTHERED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet. Lightly season shrimp with pepper, garlic powder, and salt and then dredge in the flour, shaking off any excess.
• Lightly fry until shrimp turn pink and curl, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from skillet and drain. Saute onions in the same pan until they begin to soften. Add a couple tablespoons of flour and whisk well to make a roux. Season with a little more salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk in water, 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. Add shrimp and simmer in gravy for 10 minutes. Serve over white rice.