Saucy Creole Shrimp For One Recipes

SHRIMP WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in oil for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain tomatoes, reserving juice; add juice to skillet. Mash tomatoes and add to skillet. Stir in the parsley, water, tomato paste, lime juice and seasonings. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve warm with shrimp.

CREOLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Get the pan hot over a medium high flame, saute all ingredients, except flour, tomato paste and tomatoes, in the olive oil and butter until they begin to wilt. Add flour and tomato paste. Season with oregano, thyme, parsley. cayenne pepper, white pepper and black pepper.
• Saute all that until it begins to brown. After 5 minutes when it's quite brown, add the tomatoes. Stir in hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire, to taste. Add sugar and salt. Reduce heat and let the sauce simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Shrimp: In a pan over medium heat, saute shrimp in 1 tablespoon of whole butter. While the shrimp is cooking, splash it with white wine. Then add to taste, some chopped scallions, a pinch of parsley and a bit of cayenne pepper and paprika.
• After the shrimp is almost ready, add it to the sauce for 3 to 4 minutes. so the Creole flavor cooks into the shrimp. Prepare the serving plates with cooked rice. Ladle the shrimp and Creole sauce into the rice beds, making sure there is lots of sauce. (Creole dishes feature "Lots of Gravy"). Garnish with sliced scallions (the green parts) for color and lemon wedges.

SAUCY CREOLE SHRIMP FOR ONE

Steps:

• Bring fish stock to a simmer in a saucepan and add the garlic.
• Cook 1 minute, then add the shrimp and cook 1 minute more.
• Add Creole seasoning and tomato paste and cook until thickened and shrimp are cooked through ("c" shaped - NOT "o" shaped!).
• Pour into a bowl or over your favourite starch and enjoy.

CREOLE SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Begin by cooking rice according to package directions.
• While rice is cooking, heat a sauce pan to Medium-High. Add sausage and cook until no longer pink, taking care to crumble as you go.
• While sausage is cooking, sprinkle shrimp with 1 tsp Creole seasoning and set aside.
• Remove sausage from the saucepan, but do not remove the grease. Set aside. Return pan to heat.
• In the sausage pan, add garlic. Saute 30 seconds.
• Add peppers, sweet onions, green onions, carrots, 1 tsp Creole seasoning, dill, rosemary, thyme and garlic powder. Saute in sausage grease for 5 minutes.
• Add olive oil and saute another 5 minutes until almost tender.
• Add diced tomatoes and white wine. Stir to combine. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in sausage. Allow to simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes.
• If it is not "saucy" enough for you, add a bit more wine (or chicken broth) to get it to your preferred consistency.
• Stir in shrimp. Allow to cook for about 2 minutes until shrimp is heated through.
• Serve over rice.