Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, shrimp creole. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. 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 popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Shrimp Creole is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook shrimp creole using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Creole:
- Make ready 2 lb medium shrimp
- Get 1/4 cup butter
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup chopped onions (3 medium onions)
- Take 2 cup chopped green bell peppers (2 medium)
- Get 1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
- Take 2 clove garlic, finely chopped
- Get 1 cup water
- Take 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- Get 1 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Get 2 dried bay leaves
- Take 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
- Take 6 cup hot cooked rice
- Get 1 packages chorizo
Why would I want to include this dish? Everyone has a recipe for it. A lot of restaurants, even outside of Louisiana serve it. Why in the hell do I even want to bother?
Instructions 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.
This southern Louisiana shrimp creole dish is cooked with tomatoes, onions, peppers and celery. Adjust the spice to your preference, but don't be scared of a little heat! This shrimp Creole is a classic Louisiana dish, made with a tomato-based Creole sauce with the traditional "Holy Trinity" of vegetables: onions, bell peppers, and celery. Shrimp Creole is a Louisiana classic recipe that starts with the holy trinity of onion, bell pepper, and celery, is spiced with a bit of hot sauce, and then served over a bed of rice. This Shrimp Creole recipe is a Louisiana favorite that packs a punch and comes together in under an hour.
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