COUNTDOWN: Start the roux for the etouffee. Add the vegetables and spices. While sauce cooks, microwave rice and set out the dinner plates. Add shrimp to vegetables and sauce and complete dish.

Countdown Start the roux for the etouffee. Add the vegetables and spices. While sauce cooks, microwave rice and set out the dinner plates. Add shrimp to vegetables and sauce and complete dish.

Shrimp Étouffée, features the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables — onion, celery and green bell pepper — forming the aromatic base of its rich flavor. It's thickened with a roux, a fundamental ...

Tomatoes add a slight sweetness to the dish while local shellfish, like shrimp or crawfish ... it all starts with the roux. It's the secret to those rich, creamy sauces that characterize the ...