Dinner Tonight: Maque Choux with Shrimp
If you have about 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Dinner Tonight: Maque Choux with Shrimp might be an awesome gluten free recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 311 calories, 16g of protein, and 19g of fat each. For $2.18 per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Cajun cuisine. If you have jalapeno, okra, scallions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. 47 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. With a spoonacular score of 62%, this dish is solid. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Shrimp & Sweet Corn Maque Choux, Cajun Tasso Corn Maque Choux with Grilled Shrimp, and Maque Choux.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 slices bacon, chopped
10 ounces frozen corn
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
Kosher salt and black pepper
5 small okra, stemmed, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, finely chopped
4 scallions, white parts discarded, green parts thinly sliced
1 medium shallot, finely chopped
8 ounces medium shrimp, peeled, tails left on
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
Equipment:
wooden spoon
frying pan
slotted spoon
baking sheet
broiler
oven
tongs
Cooking instruction summary:
Procedures 1 Add bacon to heavy-bottomed 12-inch stainless steel skillet set over medium-high. Cook until crisp, stirring often with a wooden spoon, about seven minutes. Turn off heat. Remove bacon with slotted spoon, leaving as much fat in the skillet as possible. Set bacon aside. 2 Add one tablespoon butter to skillet. Return heat to medium-high and add garlic, shallots, peppers, and jalapenos. Cook until shallots are lightly browned, about five minutes. Turn heat to high and add okra and corn. Cook, stirring often, until corn is lightly browned, about six minutes. 3 Turn off heat, add butter and scallions, and stir well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. 4 Meanwhile, place top oven rack about eight inches from boiler. Preheat broiler to high. Toss shrimp with oil and pinch of salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on an aluminum foiled-lined baking sheet. Place underneath broiler and cook for three to four minutes total. Flip halfway through with pair of tongs. Shrimp should be pink. 5 Serve shrimp on top of maque choux. Garnish with bacon.
Step by step:
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2. Add bacon to heavy-bottomed 12-inch stainless steel skillet set over medium-high. Cook until crisp, stirring often with a wooden spoon, about seven minutes. Turn off heat.
3. Remove bacon with slotted spoon, leaving as much fat in the skillet as possible. Set bacon aside.
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5. Add one tablespoon butter to skillet. Return heat to medium-high and add garlic, shallots, peppers, and jalapenos. Cook until shallots are lightly browned, about five minutes. Turn heat to high and add okra and corn. Cook, stirring often, until corn is lightly browned, about six minutes.
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7. Turn off heat, add butter and scallions, and stir well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
8. 4
9. Meanwhile, place top oven rack about eight inches from boiler. Preheat broiler to high. Toss shrimp with oil and pinch of salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on an aluminum foiled-lined baking sheet.
10. Place underneath broiler and cook for three to four minutes total. Flip halfway through with pair of tongs. Shrimp should be pink.
11. 5
12. Serve shrimp on top of maque choux.
13. Garnish with bacon.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
