Best Shrimp Creole Over Rice
photo by Jostlori
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs small shrimp, shelled,reserving the shells,and deveined
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic, halved
- 1⁄3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 3 ounces chopped mushrooms
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped celery
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, to taste
- rice, ring (recipe is in my cookbook)
- 1⁄4 cup minced fresh parsley
directions
- Rinse shrimp well and pat dry on paper towels.
- In a bowl, rinse reserved shells well in several changes of water, drain them in a colander.
- Combine them with 2 cups water in a saucepan.
- Bring to boil and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
- Strain broth through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel (there should be about 1 ¼ cups of broth, if not, add enough water to measure, or reduce).
- Reserve.
- In a large skillet, melt 2 tblsps butter over moderately-low heat and in it cook the garlic, stirring, until it is pale golden.
- Discard garlic and add shrimp to the oil.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until barely pink, but not cooked through.
- Transfer shrimp to a bowl, add remaining 2 tblsps of butter to the skillet and cook onion, peppers, mushrooms and celery, stirring, for 5 minutes.
- Add paprika and flour and cook over moderately-low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste and reserved shrimp broth and bring to boil.
- Add shrimp mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until shrimp are cooked through.
- Stir in sour cream and Tabasco.
- Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring, and season with salt and pepper (may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat in skillet over moderately-low heat, stirring, until heated through, but do not let boil.) Spoon Shrimp Creole in center and around edge of rice ring and garnish with parsley.
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Reviews
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This is an excellent shrimp recipe,as it is very different from a standard creole recipe. Making a stock out of the shrimp shells is brilliant. I used all green peppers as I was out of red, and I used canned mushrooms. I will increase the tabasco sauce to 1/2 tsp the next time I make it to give the dish a little more zing. Served over steamed jasmine rice. Thanks for sharing a great recipe.
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Excellent!!! I didn't have any tomato paste, and the shrimp I had on hand were already cooked and peeled, so I used a can of tomato sauce and about 3/4 cup of chicken stock. I also added some Tony's Creole seasoning for a little extra kick. The sour cream gave it a really different flavor from traditional shrimp Creole. Thanks for posting, Evelyn!
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This was delicious! It was one and a half tablespoons away from perfect! Followed the recipe exactly except for adding about a tablespoon of McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning and 1/2 tablespoon of TexJoy Steak seasoning (it's only available in Texas though). This is a meal you can make when your intent is to impress!!!
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This was quite a surprise, as it tasted far different than I expected. I really liked the use of the shrimp stock and the rich creaminess as a result of the sour cream. I have to admit that I didn't measure the flour, and that caused my sauce to be a little thicker than I liked, but that was my fault. I will definitely make this again! Thanks for posting, teammate! Made for ZWT9 Family Picks - for team Gourmet Goddesses.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.