Delicious Shrimp Creole

A well-seasoned, tomato-based stew of vegetables helps turn some shrimp into a delicious meal inspired by the flavors of Louisiana.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 243 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ cup tomato juice
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
• 1 (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ½ cup chopped bell pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes; add diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking until vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Put flour into a large sealable plastic bag. Season flour with salt and pepper. Add shrimp to bag, close bag, and shake to coat shrimp in seasoned flour.

Step 3

Stir tomato juice into the mixture in the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low and cook until the juice reduces slightly, about 5 minutes; add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes. Remove Dutch oven from heat and let the residual heat finish cooking the shrimp until they are bright pink and the meat is no longer translucent, about 5 minutes more.