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Shrimp Creole

This is my grandmother’s recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as our family does.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon roux
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic — chopped
  • 1/2 cup onion — chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onion — chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery — chopped
  • 1/3 cup bell pepper — chopped
  • 1/4 cup parsley — chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 pounds shrimp — deveined
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 14 ounces can tomatoes — diced
  • 6 ounces can tomato paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • dash – hot sauce
  • dash – cayenne

Directions

  1. Sauté garlic, onion, bell pepper, green onion, celery, and parsley in roux and olive oil until tender.
  2. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl and add at once.
  3. Simmer for about an hour.
  4. Add deveined shrimp.
  5. Cook about 15 minutes more.
  6. Serve over rice.
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