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Creole Shrimp

A tasty shrimp dish cooked in a tomato sauce and bursting with creole flavors.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Main
Ingredients Method

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
  • 2/3 c chopped onion about a ½ medium
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2/3 c chopped green pepper about ½ a medium pepper
  • 1/3 c chopped celery about one stalk
  • 2-1/2 T olive oil
  • 18-20 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 T creole seasoning
  • 2/3 t sugar

Method
 

  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.