How To Make Étouffée - Classic Louisiana Stew Made With Shrimp

Ingredients

• 900 grams (2 lb) shrimp, peeled (save the shells for shrimp stock)
• 2 tbsp Oil or lard
• 2 tbsp Flour
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1 Bell pepper, chopped
• 1 to 2 Jalapeño peppers, chopped
• 1 Large rib celery, chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
• 500 ml Shrimp stock, clam juice, or fish stock
• 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
• ½ tsp Celery seed
• 1 tbsp Sweet paprika
• Salt to taste
• 3 Green onions, chopped
• Hot sauce, such as Tabasco, to taste
• 900 grams (2 lb) Shells from shrimp
• 1 Green pepper
• 2 cloves Garlic, chopped
• 1 Celery rib, chopped