Crockpot Gumbo

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices
2 cups frozen cut okra
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (14.5 ounce size) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 package (12 ounce size) frozen shelled deveined cooked medium shrimp, rinsed
1 1/2 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
3 cups water

Directions:

In small saucepan, combine flour and oil; mix well. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.This is your Roux. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes or until mixture turns reddish brown. Place flour-oil mixture in 3 1/2 to 4 quart Crockpot.

Stir in all remaining ingredients except shrimp, rice and water. Cover; cook on low setting for 7-9 hours. When ready to serve, cook rice in water as directed on package. Meanwhile, add shrimp to gumbo mixture in crockpot; mix well. Cover; cook on low setting for additional 20 minutes. Serve gumbo over rice.

Source - Foodies Network TV

Cheesy, Buttery, Broiled Shrimp

INGREDIENTS:
1 2lb. bag of uncooked large or jumbo shrimp
½ cup Monterey and Colby Jack Cheese
1-2 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
¼ cup lemon juice
1 stick melted unsalted butter
2-4 tsp. crushed garlic
¼ cup finely chopped spring/green onions
2-4 tsp. sea salt
1-2 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Turn broiler on to high
2. Rinse shrimp, peel and remove tails
3. Add shrimp to a bowl and add extra virgin olive oil, melted butter, lemon juice, crushed garlic, spring/green onions, sea salt and ground black pepper, fold until incorporated
4. Line a baking pan with Reynolds Wrap^® Non-Stick Foil and add shrimp to pan (including all butter, seasoning and onions), make sure shrimp are spread out and not on top of each other
5. Broil for 6 minutes
6. Remove from broiler and sprinkle cheese all over shrimp, place back in broiler for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted

Source - Foodies Network

Garlic Baked Shrimp

Ingredients
1lb fresh, raw shrimp, deveined, peeled and tails removed
2 tbsp light butter, melted
Juice from ½ a lemon
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tbsp lemon zest
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup corn flakes cereal, crushed
Salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In a medium sized bowl, combine shrimp, lemon juice, garlic, paprika and salt & pepper. Pour into a small baking dish.

In another bowl, combine cornflakes, butter, Parmesan cheese, lemon zest and parsley until it reaches a course, mealy consistency – just enough to evenly blend the ingredients.

Sprinkle cornflakes mixture over shrimp. Transfer to oven and bake until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.

Another awesome recipe from Country Butcher Shop