Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, shrimp creole. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Shrimp creole is a dish of Louisiana Creole origin (French and Spanish heritage), consisting of cooked shrimp in a mixture of whole or diced tomatoes, the "holy trinity" of onion, celery and bell pepper, spiced with hot pepper sauce or cayenne-based seasoning. Shrimp Creole from Delish.com makes the perfect spicy weeknight dinner. In a separate large skillet, heat oil.
Shrimp Creole is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Shrimp Creole is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have shrimp creole using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Creole:
- Make ready 2 lb medium shrimp
- Get 1/4 cup butter
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup chopped onions (3 medium onions)
- Prepare 2 cup chopped green bell peppers (2 medium)
- Prepare 1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
- Make ready 2 clove garlic, finely chopped
- Make ready 1 cup water
- Get 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Prepare 2 dried bay leaves
- Get 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
- Make ready 6 cup hot cooked rice
- Get 1 packages chorizo
Adjust the spice to your preference, but don't be scared of a little heat! Shrimp Creole is near the top of the list. Why would I want to include this dish? Everyone has a recipe for it.
Steps to make Shrimp Creole:
- Peel and devein shrimp. Cover and refrigerate.
- In 3 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onions, bell peppers, celery and garlic in butter about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until onions are tender. Cook chorizo separately and remove grease.
- Stir in remaining ingredients EXCEPT rice and shrimp. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
- Stir in shrimp. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are pink and firm. Remove bay leaves. Serve shrimp mixture over rice.
A lot of restaurants, even outside of Louisiana serve it. Why in the hell do I even want to bother? Years ago, when we visited relatives on the eastern coast of North Carolina, they served this dish. I asked for the recipe and it became one of our favorite meals. This Shrimp Creole is a delicious yet easy and elegant meal!
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