New Orleans Creole

Shrimp Creole

Name: Shrimp Creole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: New Orleans Creole
Ingredients: 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 large onion, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 2 celery ribs, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes; 1 cup seafood or chicken stock; 1 tsp Creole seasoning; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 ½ lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined; ¼ cup chopped parsley; ¼ cup sliced green onions; cooked white rice, for serving

A New Orleans Creole classic with a bright tomato base. It's lighter than étouffée and comes together quickly once your vegetables are chopped.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Total: 1 hr
Makes: 4 servings

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Shrimp Creole

Prep 20 min · Cook 40 min · Total 1 hr · Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

4 servings

3 tbspunsalted butter
1large onion, diced
1green bell pepper, diced
2celery ribs, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspall-purpose flour
1 can (28 oz)crushed tomatoes
1 cupseafood or chicken stock
1 tspCreole seasoning
1 tspdried thyme
2bay leaves
1 tspWorcestershire sauce
1 ½ lblarge shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼ cupchopped parsley
¼ cupsliced green onions
cooked white rice, for serving

Instructions

1
Melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium. Add onion, bell pepper and celery; cook 8 minutes until soft. Add garlic for 1 minute.
2
Sprinkle in flour and stir 2 minutes for a light blond roux.
3
Add tomatoes, stock, Creole seasoning, thyme, bay leaves and Worcestershire. Simmer 20–25 minutes, stirring often, until thickened.
4
Add shrimp and simmer 4–5 minutes, just until pink and opaque.
5
Stir in parsley and green onions, taste for seasoning and serve over rice.