Description
Experience the bold flavors of the South with this delicious Shrimp Creole recipe. Succulent shrimp simmered in a rich tomato-based sauce, infused with aromatic spices and served over fluffy white rice, creating a comforting and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Shrimp:
- 1 ½ pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup seafood or chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Serving:
- Cooked white rice
Instructions
- Prepare Vegetables: In a skillet, sauté onion, bell pepper, and celery until softened. Add garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Create Sauce: Mix in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, Creole seasoning, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer until thickened.
- Cook Shrimp: Add shrimp to the sauce and cook until pink and opaque.
- Finish and Serve: Adjust seasoning, remove bay leaves, sprinkle with parsley, and serve hot over rice.
Notes
- Enhance flavor by using butter for sautéing.
- Adjust spiciness by controlling cayenne pepper.
- Leftovers improve in taste as flavors meld over time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Creole, Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1 cup shrimp and sauce over 1 cup rice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 210 mg
