Shrimp Creole Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large green bell pepper (chopped (Or use jalapenos peppers for a spicier version))
• 1 medium yellow onion (chopped)
• 1 stalk celery (chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 14.5 ounce can chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup shrimp stock (or use chicken stock)
• 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning (or more to taste)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons Louisiana style hot sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• Rice, chopped parsley, sliced peppers and extra hot sauce for serving

Steps

1. 1

   Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the peppers, onion and celery and cook them down about 5 minutes to soften.

2. 2

   Add the garlic and cook another minute, stirring.

3. 3

   Swirl in the tomato paste and cook another minute.

4. 4

   Add the canned tomatoes, stock, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Creole seasonings and bay leaves. Adjust for salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Stir and simmer the sauce for 20 minutes to thicken and let the flavors develop. You can simmer longer if you’d like.

6. 6

   Remove the bay leaves.

7. 7

   Add the shrimp and tuck them under the sauce. Cook another couple minutes, or until the shrimp is nicely pink and cooked through.

8. 8

   Serve over rice, if desired, sprinkled with parsley, extra hot sauce and extra peppers!