Salmon Etouffee

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups cooked salmon
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/4 cups chopped onions
• 1 teaspoon tomato puree
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped

Recipe

• 1 melt margarine in pan and remove from heat.
• 2 stir in flour until smooth.
• 3 return to heat and cook until dark brown, stirring constantly.
• 4 lower heat; stir in onions, shallots, garlic, and celery and cook until soft, about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often.
• 5 lower heat to simmer.
• 6 dissolve tomato puree in 1/4 cup water and stir into roux.
• 7 add remaining water, salmon and parsley. stir to blend.
• 8 add tabasco sauce, salt, and pepper.
• 9 cover and simmer about 20 minutes.
• 10 serve over hot cooked rice.