Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, shrimp creole. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Shrimp Creole is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Shrimp Creole is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
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.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp creole using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Creole:
- Prepare 1 bellpepper, chopped
- Prepare 1 celery stalk, chopped
- Get 1 onion, chopped
- Prepare 1 tbsp Garlic, chopped
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 can diced tomatoes with bellpepper, onion and cellery
- Take 1 can Tomato sauce- large can or 2 8 oz cans, add water as needed
- Make ready 2 Creole Seasoning
- Make ready 1 tsp Gumbo Filé
- Get 2 fresh bay leaves
- Prepare 1 lb Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp
- Get hot sauce
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.
Instructions to make Shrimp Creole:
- Clean and devain shrimp, wash, place in bowl, sprinkle creole seasoning on top, cover and place in fridge.
- Turn on stove to med. High, then place chopped garlic, bellpepper, onions, and celery in pan.
- Drizzle olive oil over vegetables.
- Season with a dash of creole seasoning and hot sauce
- Stir the vegtables until tender.
- Stir in can tomatoes, cook for 5 min.
- Add tomato sauce
- Add 2 bay leaves; Creole Seasoning and Hot Sauce to taste; add 1 tsp Gumbo Filé.
- Cover and cook sauce for 1 hour; stir occassionally, and add water as needed.
- Add shrimp for 10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Be sure to check so shrimp dont over cook.
- Discard bay leaves
- Serve with Jasmine rice or rice of your choice.
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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