Seafood Dirty Rice

Main Ingredient: Shrimp Cereals Rice and Grains
Course: Various Main Dishes
Cuisine: Southern Creole and Cajun
Yield:

Seafood Dirty Rice ingredients

1 3⁄4 lb Small shrimp (see notes)
2 t Unsalted butter
1 t Vegatable oil
1⁄2 c Canned tomato sauce
3 t Onions, chopped very fine
2 1⁄2 t Green bell pepper, chopped
2 t Celery, chopped very fine
1 t Minced garlic
1 t Salt
1 t white pepper
1 t Dried thyme leaves
1⁄2 t Ground cayenne pepper
1 1⁄2 c Basic shrimp stock
1⁄2 c Heavy Cream
3 1⁄2 c Basic cooked rice
3⁄4 c Green onions finely chopped
1 c Packed, lump crabmeat (1/2lb

Cooking Seafood Dirty Rice

1. NOTE: If shrimp with heads are not available, buy 1 pounnd shrimp with shells and substitute other seafood ingredients for the heads in making the seafood stock.
2. Peeli the shrimp and use the heads and shells to make the stock; refrigerate shrimp until ready to use. In a large skillet melt the butter with the oil. Add the tomato sauce, onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, salt, white pepper, thyme and cayenne pepper; saute over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add the stock and continue cooking over high heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Stiri in the rice, green onions and crabmeat, keeping the lumps of crabmeat intact as much as possible.
5. Heat through and serve immediately.
6. From Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen.