Excellent Shrimp Creole recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups finely chopped onion
6 cloves garlic, diced
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
2 bay leaves
1 lemon, juiced
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
3 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
ground black pepper to taste
salt to taste
chili powder to taste
hot sauce to taste

Nutrition Info

582.9 calories
carbohydrate: 31.5 g
cholesterol: 345 mg
fat: 28.7 g
fiber: 4.6 g
protein: 50.6 g
saturatedFat: 4.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 795.6 mg
sugar: 7.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, pour in oil and flour to make a roux. Cook together until smooth, stirring constantly, but do not brown.

  2. Stir in onions and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in garlic, celery, bell pepper, bay leaves, lemon juice, tomato paste, tomatoes and shrimp. Add enough water just to cover.

  3. Cook slowly until shrimp are pink and tender, stirring occasionally. Season with salt, pepper, chili powder and hot sauce to taste.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is the best recipe I have found for Creole. It was given to me by a Cajun. You will not be disappointed! (I sometimes substitute frozen peeled cooked shrimp and it comes out great).

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