Creole Shrimp
 
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A tasty shrimp dish cooked in a tomato sauce and bursting with creole flavors.
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • Creole Seasoning:
  • 2 T onion powder
  • 2 T garlic powder
  • 2 T oregano
  • 2 T basil
  • 1 T thyme
  • 1 T black pepper
  • 1 T white pepper
  • 1 T cayenne pepper
  • 5 T paprika
  • 3 T kosher salt
  • 2 T ancho chili powder
  • SHRIMP
  • ⅔ c chopped onion (about a ½ medium)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ⅔ c chopped green pepper (about ½ a medium pepper)
  • ⅓ c chopped celery (about one stalk)
  • 2-1/2 T olive oil
  • 18-20 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 T creole seasoning
  • ⅔ t sugar
Instructions
  1. Whisk together all of the ingredients for the creole seasoning.
  2. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a medium sized saute pan. Add the onion, pepper, and celery and sauté for about 5 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic during the last minute.
  3. Add the tomato, sugar, and creole seasoning. Break up the tomatoes the back of a spoon as you stir it all together.
  4. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes until the sauce thickens. Stir occasionally.
  5. Add shrimp and cook 3-4 minutes or until opaque.
  6. Serve the sauce and shrimp over rice.
Recipe by Gravel & Dine at https://gravelanddine.com/creole-shrimp/