Recipe of Quick Cajun-Inspired Shrimp & Sausage

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cajun-inspired shrimp & sausage. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook cajun-inspired shrimp & sausage using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun-Inspired Shrimp & Sausage:

1. Get 1/2 a medium yellow onion, minced
2. Get 6 cloves garlic, minced
3. Prepare 2 Tablespoons butter at first, plus 1 to 2 Tablespoons butter to thicken sauce later
4. Prepare 1 Tablespoon oil
5. Make ready 3 tomatoes, cut into a 1/4-inch dice
6. Make ready the zest of a lemon
7. Get 6 oz. Andouille or other smoked sausage, cut into 1/4" thick slices (They usually come in 12 to 13.5 ounce packages, so ~ half.)
8. Take 1-4 teaspoons cayenne, depending on how hot you like things
9. Get 1 teaspoon black pepper
10. Take 1/2-1 teaspoon kosher salt (depending on how salty the sausage you use and how salty you like your food)
11. Get 2.5 pounds shrimp (I recommend at least a 21/25 count)
12. Prepare 1 +1/4 cups unsalted chicken stock
13. Get 2 green onions chopped for garnish
14. Prepare lemon wedges

Instructions to make Cajun-Inspired Shrimp & Sausage:

1. In a large pan or pot, melt 2 Tablespoons of butter with 1 Tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, tomatoes and lemon zest and saute until the onions are translucent.
2. Turn the heat up to medium high, add sausage, cayenne, salt and pepper, and saute until the sausages are lightly browned on both sides.
3. Add the shrimp, chicken stock, and 1 Tablespoon of butter and stir to scrape all the fond from the pan and distribute all the ingredients and seasonings evenly.
4. Let the shrimp cook for 4 or 5 minutes before stirring again to redistribute them and cook another 5 to 7 minutes, or until all the shrimp just turn orange from cooking through, no longer.
5. Serve sprinkled with chopped green onion and some steamed rice or crusty bread on the side to enjoy all that delicious resulting sauce and soppage. Lemon wedges on the side if you like a little extra tang with your shrimp like we do.
6. Enjoy! :)

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