Shrimp Creole Recipe
Ingredients:
- 6 tb Butter
- 2 c Coarsely chopped onion
- 2 c Coarsely chopped celery
- 2 c Coarsely chopped Green or
- Red bell pepper
- 1 c Tomato puree
- 6 Fresh tomato, peeled
- 3 Bay leaves
- 1/4 ts Oregano
- Pinch of thyme
- Creole Seafood Seasoning
- 2 c Seafood stock
- 1/4 c Butter
- 2 c Coarsely chopped onion
- 1 tb Brown sugar
- 2 c Coarsely chopped celery
- 2 c Coarsely chopped Green or
- Red bell pepper
- 60 Large fresh shrimp, peeled
- And deveined
- Streamed rice or jambalaya
Directions:
- Melt 6 tablespoons butter in 3 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add
- onion, celery and pepper and saute 10 minutes. Add tomato puree,
- tomatoes, bay leaves, oregano, thyme and seafood seasoning to taste
- and cook an additional 10 minutes. Stir in stock and bring to boil.
- reduce heat and simmer until sauce begins to thicken, about 45
- minutes. remove from heat and strain; discard vegetables.
- Melt remaining butter in large saute pan over medium heat. Add
- onion,sprinkle wit sugar and saute until golden brown. Add celery and
- pepper and saute an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat, stir in
- reserved sauce and simmer gently 10 minutes. Add shrimp and cook just
- until heated through. Serve immediately over rice or jambalaya.