Shrimp Creole

Name: Shrimp Creole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American, Southern, Cajun And Creole
Ingredients: 4 Tablespoons butter; ▢1 large onion , diced; ▢1 rib celery , diced; ▢1 green bell pepper , diced; ▢2 cloves garlic , minced; ▢½ teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; ▢½ teaspoon black pepper; ▢½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ▢1 Tablespoon flour; ▢1/3 cup dry white wine (optional); 15 oz can diced tomatoes , or about 1 ¼ cups peeled and diced fresh tomatoes; ▢1 cup chicken stock; ▢2 bay leaves; Hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco , to taste; ▢2 lb large uncooked shrimp , (about 32); ▢6-8 cups hot cooked rice , for serving; ▢2 green onions , chopped, for garnish

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Updated at: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:43:24 GMT

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Ingredients

5 servings

4 tablespoonsbutter

1 ribcelery

2 clovesgarlic

½ teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonblack pepper

½ teaspooncayenne pepper

1 Tablespoonflour

⅓ cupdry white wine

optional

15 ozcan diced tomatoes

or about 1 1/4 cups peeled and diced fresh tomatoes

1 cupchicken stock

2bay leaves

Hot pepper sauce

such as Tabasco, to taste

2 lbshrimp

large uncooked

6 cupsrice

hot cooked, for serving

2green onions

chopped, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Add butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic and sauté until veggies are lightly browned.

Step 2

In a small bowl whisk together the thyme, salt, pepper, cayenne and flour. Stir into onion mixture and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 3

Deglaze the pan with wine (if using) and then add chicken stock, tomatoes, bay leaves and hot sauce. Reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Remove bay leaves. Add shrimp and cook until pink, just 3-4 minutes.

Step 5

Serve over hot cooked rice and garnish with green onion.