Make-Ahead Creole-Style Shrimp Etouffee

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter plus 1 tbsp, divided; see Recipe Note #1
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup onion diced small
• 1/2 cup celery diced small
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper diced small
• 3 cloves garlic finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne optional: leave out if you're sensitive to spicy food
• 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning or Cajun, plus 1/2 tsp more for seasoning the shrimp, optional, see Recipe Note #2
• 2 bay leaves
• 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes with their juice
• 1 cup shrimp stock or use chicken stock
• 1 pound shrimp peeled, deveined, cleaned, and patted dry, I like the 31–40 count size
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or a light coating of cooking spray; see Recipe Note 3
• chopped parsley
• scallions sliced
• lemon wedges
• Louisiana Hot Sauce I like Crystal

Nutrition

• Calories : 360 calories
• Carbohydrate : 24 grams
• Cholesterol : 205 milligrams
• Fat : 18 grams
• Fiber : 5 grams
• Protein : 28 grams
• SaturatedFat : 7 grams
• Sodium : 410 milligrams
• Sugar : 2 grams