Categories: Fish, Main Dish, Shrimp, Stew
Ingredients
- 2 cups olive oil
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 3 yellow onions, finely sliced
- 3 green bell peppers, finely diced
- 1 bunch celery, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon dry oregano
- 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 32 ounces clam juice
- 2 cups water
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- 1 lb white fish fillet, diced into 1/2 inch 1 cm cubes (haddock, etc)
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- salt and pepper
- Tabasco sauce, to taste
- 2 cups cooked white rice
Directions
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In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, over medium heat, heat oil until hot.
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Add flour, whisking constantly.
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As roux turns from sand colour to light brown to caramel colour, turn down heat.
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Continue cooking and whisking constantly until roux is a dark brown colour.
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Increase heat to medium and add garlic, yellow onions, celery and bell peppers to roux.
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Cook 10 minutes.
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Add oregano, thyme and cayenne.
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Add clam juice, water, green onions and parsley, stirring until combined; bring to a gentle boil; Reduce heat to low, and simmer.
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Add white fish and shrimp, cook for 10 minutes.
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Add salt, pepper and Tabasco.
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Reduce heat to extremely low and simmer covered, for 1 hour- stirring frequently to prevent flour from burning.
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Remove from heat and serve over white rice.