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Ingredients
3 cups water, for cooking shrimp1 pound raw medium prawns, 18 to 24 prawns, peeled
3 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbs. pure olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, peeled and chopped
1 Tsp. minced garlic
1 red bell pepper, seeded, pits removed, and coarsely chopped
1 green bell pepper seeded, pits removed, and coarsely chopped
1 stalk celery, peeled and thinly sliced
1 Tbs. fresh thyme leaves or 1 Tsp. dried thyme leaves
1 Tbs. file seasoning
28 ounces crushed tomatoes in puree
1 cup red table wine
1/2 Tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup shrimp cooking liquid
1 1/2 cups fish stock or bottled clam juice
1 Tbs. paprika
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tsp. kosher salt
2 Tbs. cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water
1/4 cup Italian parsley, stemmed and chopped
1/4 cup Italian parsley, for garnish
Directions
Cook rice first, and while it is cooking, cook shrimp. To cook shrimp, bring water to a boil; add shrimp and boil for 6 - 8 minutes until color changes to pink; rinse in cold water (to stop cooking), and drain.To prepare stew, squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon over cooked shrimp and set aside. Put oil in 6-quart saucepan and cook onion on medium heat until it is softened and translucent, 6 - 8 minutes. Add garlic, chopped peppers, celery, thyme, and file seasoning and cook for 5 more minutes. Add tomato, wine, pepper flakes, shrimp cooking liquid, fish stock, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Simmer for 10 minutes and taste to determine the level of heat from the peppers. Add more if necessary. If you want to thicken it add cornstarch mixture and simmer for 3 - 4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup parsley. The stew can be made to this point and held for several hours. Add the cooked shrimp just before you are ready to serve. Add shrimp. When it is heated through squeeze remaining lemon juice over it and serve.
