Best Shrimp Creole Over Rice

"A classic, and for good reason. You can't beat this dish for ease, style, presentation and, most of all TASTE!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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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

  1. 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.
     
  2. 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!
     
  3. 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!!!
     
  4. 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.
     
  5. Nice way to prepare shrimp. Followed directions except added about 1/2 tsp of the hot sauce and would maybe even increase it to more. The sauce was a nice creamy consistancy.
     
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Tweaks

  1. added 1 tablespoon McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning and 1/2 tablespoon of TexJoy Steak seasoning
     

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