In this delicious shrimp Creole recipe, tomatoes and shrimp are cooked up with garlic and onions. This Gulf Coast tradition will have you dreaming of the bayou. This recipe can either be a main dish or a side dish. You can adjust the heat by adding more hot sauce. Serve over rice.
Ingredients
- butter: 3 Tbsp
- onion: 0.5 cup (finely diced)
- green bell pepper: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- celery: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- cornstarch: 2 Tbsp
- stewed tomatoes: 1 can (14.5 ounce can)
- tomato sauce: 1 can (8 ounce can)
- water: 1 cup
- Worcestershire sauce: 1 Tbsp
- Cajun seasoning: 2 tsp
- chili powder: 1 tsp
- hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco: (to taste)
- medium shrimp: 1 pound (peeled and deveined)
- lemon juice: 1 Tbsp (optional)
- fresh thyme: 2 tsp (chopped, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion has softened and bell pepper is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Mix in cornstarch. Stir in stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, Cajun seasoning, and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir in shrimp, lemon juice, and fresh thyme; cook until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
