25 favorite hot shrimp Recipes

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, olive oil, paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, dried thyme leaves, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, bay leaves, ground cumin, white pepper, season-all salt or 1 tsp season salt, creole seasoning (tony chachere s is great ), fresh ground black pepper, salt, fresh garlic (chopped or minced ), serrano peppers, chopped (add more if you like it hot), green onions, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely chopped, yellow onions, finely chopped, rotel tomatoes (mild or medium) or 2 (15 oz) cans rotel tomatoes, and green chile s (1 each hot and mild), fresh okra , cut into pieces (or 1 package frozen okra), bell peppers, cut into pieces (red or green ), chicken stock, v 8 vegetable juice, clam juice, fresh crabmeat, shrimp, cleaned, tails removed, fresh scallops, fresh mussels, chicken, sliced into small pieces, catfish fillet, cut into small pieces, cooked white rice, your favorite smoked hot sausage, sliced (optional)

butter, all-purpose flour, chicken breasts, olive oil, minced fresh garlic, your favorite spice mix, stalks celery, finely diced, yellow onion, finely diced, red pepper, finely diced, chicken stock, andouille sausage, diced, fresh or frozen sliced okra, sliced green onions, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce , such as frank s louisiana, salt, spice mix, tomato paste, ground black pepper, bay leaves, peeled and deveined shrimp, white rice , for serving

water, salt, whole black peppercorns, dry crab boil (i m guessing at the size), liquid crab boil concentrate, hot sauce, lemons, halved, yellow onions, peeled and quartered, heads garlic, unpeeled and cut in halve, creole seasoning (or your favorite ), bay leaves, beer, new potatoes, ears corn, cut into thirds, asparagus, ends trimmed, sausage, live crawfish, shrimp, head on, dozen live crab, melted butter , as an accompaniment