Recipes · American · Seafood

Shrimp Étouffée

One serving has 556 kcal and 39 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (93%), phosphorus (66%), manganese (49%), folate (42%), thiamin (41%) and zinc (38%). Ready in 55 minutes.

Shrimp Étouffée
Photo: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 40 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (420 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Pescatarian, High protein
  • Contains: celery, dairy, fish, gluten, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 150 g Shrimp, raw
  • 20 g Butter, unsalted
  • 15 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 20 g Celery, raw
  • 20 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 100 g Fish stock
  • 5 g Tomato paste
  • 0.3 g Cayenne pepper
  • 0.3 g Paprika
  • 0.4 g Salt
  • 5 g Scallions, raw
  • 50 g Rice, white, long-grain

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a heavy pot, whisk in the flour, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the roux turns golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.
  2. Add the onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the tomato paste, then gradually whisk in the fish stock.
  4. Simmer for 15 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.
  5. Add the shrimp and cook for 4-5 minutes until just cooked through and pink; season with the paprika, cayenne and salt.
  6. Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the package instructions.
  7. Spoon the étouffée over the rice and scatter with the scallions.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy556 kcal26%
Carbohydrates59.1 g
Water300 mL
Fiber2.8 g10%
Protein38.7 g81%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.21 g
Isoleucine0.25 g
Leucine0.47 g
Lysine0.23 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.33 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.33 g
Histidine0.14 g
Fat18.3 g
Monounsaturated5.1 g
Polyunsaturated1.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.15 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.14 g
Omega-60.65 g
Saturated10.6 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol285 mg
Calcium178 mg18%
Copper0.84 mg93%
Iron4.4 mg24%
Magnesium82 mg26%
Manganese0.88 mg49%
Phosphorus461 mg66%
Potassium785 mg17%
Selenium14.7 µg27%
Sodium561 mg
Zinc3 mg38%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.45 mg41%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.18 mg16%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.8 mg34%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.74 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.27 mg21%
Folate (vitamin B9)167 µg42%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.13 µg5%
Choline23.5 mg6%
Vitamin A166 µg24%
Vitamin C22.4 mg30%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1.3 mg8%
Vitamin K20.6 µg23%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

3.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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