Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2012

One thing I learned is you must make your roux the color of peanut butter and then all the flavores come out.

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DeeP

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sedro Woolley, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

This is a good basic recipe. I customized it a bit by adding garlic(1 tsp), making a roux and using butter and olive oil. It was a little bland so next time I will add thyme,oregano, paprika and cajun spice.

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Kathleen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2011

Omitted the onions because I hate them with a passion and accidentally overcooked it until the peppers and celery were quite mushy and yet it still tasted amazing! I can't wait until I try it again and make it 'correctly'!!

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justplainme

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

yummmm!!! Just what I was wanting. thank you for the wonderful recipe!

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Mrs. Patino

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Midland, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2010

I used butter instead of margarine. I used banana peppers instead of bell peppers (that’s what I had in my garden). I chopped the celery instead of slicing it. I cooked the onions in butter then added the celery and peppers then more butter. When all were soft, I added ½ cup of water and the shrimp. Instead of corn starch, while the shrimp were cooking, I made a roux with butter and flour and used chicken broth instead of water. When the shrimp were nearly done, I added the chicken broth gravy and cooked over medium heat until it reached the right consistency (probably 10 more minutes beyond the 20 minutes in the original recipe. It was great!

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BoRoo

Reviewed: May 9, 2010

Awesome Recipe, there were a few things that I amended to make it more authentic, i made a red roux with lard and flour instead of adding corn starch and i added parsley and garlic to round out the flavor. Every one loves this dish and this is definitely a grab "seconds" kind of dish. Oh and I also added thai chili oil to kick up the heat.

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jaike

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2010

Super easy and delicious.

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lmtroch

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Pinellas Park, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2010

Awesome recipe. Delicious! The only thing I did differently was used a cajun spice mix to season the shrimp...everything was just as written.

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MOM IN MISSOURI

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

This recipe was fabulous! Instead of using 2 cups of water, I used two cups of chicken stock. I also added a cup of fresh mushroom just because I love veggies! I served the dish over rice, and I used chicken broth instead of water for that too. The only change I would make is to not cook the green peppers as long, the were a little soft for my taste. That being said, the base fort his dish could easily be made for a chicken dish as well. Over all GREAT!

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jennspud

Reviewed: May 31, 2009

I didn't make this to the proportion given in the recipe because I didn't have enough shrimp but it still tasted AMAZING! I added frozen okra because I love vegetables and since I was serving it on rice, I used the water from cleaning the rice instead of plain water. I also took another reviewer's advice and used chicken broth.

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