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Shrimp Sauce

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A comforting Southern-style stew featuring fresh shrimp, crab meat, and okra in a rich tomato-based sauce. Seasoned with Cajun spices and file, this dish offers a savory, slightly spicy flavor profile. Perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner or a family gathering.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4
Calories: 401.9
Dietary: Gluten-free
Description
A comforting Southern-style stew featuring fresh shrimp, crab meat, and okra in a rich tomato-based sauce. Seasoned with Cajun spices and file, this dish offers a savory, slightly spicy flavor profile. Perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner or a family gathering.
Ingredients
  • 1 lbs Fresh shrimp
  • 1 lbs Crab meat (whole boiled, cleaned crab or crab claws can be substituted)
  • 1 lbs Fresh okra (frozen cut okra can be used)
  • 1 Medium onion
  • 1 Medium bell pepper
  • 2 Stalks of celery
  • 2 Cloves garlic
  • 1 Teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
  • 1 Teaspoon File (if available)
  • 3 Medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped (a can of cooked tomatoes can be substituted)
  • 16 oz Can tomato sauce
Directions
  1. 1
    Peggy Hazelwood loves to make this cheese log for guests or to share at a potluck.
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    She lives in Denver, Colorado, with two good kitties.
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    Peggy is a freelance writer and copyeditor, runs the Albooktross electronic bookstore, and in her spare time, loves searching garage sales and thrift stores for good junk to keep (and sometimes sell).
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    She can be reached at .
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    Peggy Hazelwood is the author of From Old to Gold: How to Start and Run an Antiques Business.
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    This informative booklet will guide you on what you need to know in starting and operating your own antiques and collectibles business.
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    ~ SOUPS, SALADS AND SANDWICHES ~ Vickie, a distraught mother searching for answers to her daughters drug-related death, has become friends with Hank, an addict turned drug counselor.
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    Hank has promised to cook her a Cajun gumbo in his apartment over his rehab center.
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    The cooking has beeninterrupted when Hank stops to register a young addict wanting help in the Excerpt from LAST STEP: After answering a few more of Annies questions, he took her back to Hilda to start her classes.
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    He then escorted Vickie back to his apartment.
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    Sorry to have our day interrupted like that but that girl needed help.
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    I hope she makes it. She seems so sincere, Vickie replied.
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    Well do our best.
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    The rest is up to her. He changed the subject.
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    Lets start that gumbo.
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    Im starved.
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    Make yourself useful, woman.
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    Ill peel the shrimp; you cut up the He got out a cutting board and knife for her.
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    When their fingers touched, Vickie felt the familiar tingle.
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    She knew he did, too, but he turned away and busied himself getting a large black iron pot and setting it on the stove.
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    The meal was delicious.
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    They carried on a conversation about Saturdays plans.
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    Both were conscious of the contained feelings in the room.
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    Vickie knew that Hank had only to make a slight move in her directionand they would end up in bed.
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    Hank restrained himself.
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    He took her back to the hotel but made no move to accompany her to her room

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4 servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 401.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.0g8%
Saturated Fat 0.8g4%
Cholesterol 254.2mg85%
Sodium 2756.4mg115%
Total Carbohydrate 41.1g14%
Dietary Fiber 12.9g52%
Sugars 21.5g
Protein 52.9g106%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: shrimp, crab, okra, southern, cajun, stew, seafood, tomato, gluten free, main course, comfort food, file
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