Creole Shrimp

Name: Creole Shrimp Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons olive oil; 3 teaspoons sweet butter or unsalted margarine; 1 cup onion -- diced; 1 cup celery -- diced; 1 cup green bell pepper -- diced; 4 cloves garlic -- minced; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 6 cans (5.5 oz size) Low sodium V-8 juice; 8 large Roma tomatoes -- peeled and diced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon white pepper; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 pounds shrimp -- peeled and deveined; 2 tablespoons sweet butter or unsalted margarine

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

3 teaspoons olive oil3 teaspoons sweet butter or unsalted margarine1 cup onion -- diced1 cup celery -- diced1 cup green bell pepper -- diced4 cloves garlic -- minced2 tablespoons flour2 tablespoons tomato paste6 cans (5.5 oz size) Low sodium V-8 juice8 large Roma tomatoes -- peeled and diced1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon white pepper1 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce2 teaspoons sugar2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce2 pounds shrimp -- peeled and deveined2 tablespoons sweet butter or unsalted margarine

Directions

Heat a large sauce pan over medium heat. Saute onion, celery, peppers and garlic in 1/2 tbsp oil and 1/2 tbsp butter until they they are soft.

Add flour and tomato paste. Season with oregano, thyme, parsley, cayenne and white and black pepper. Saute until mixture begins to brown. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and sugar. Stir in V-8 and tomatoes. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

In a pan over medium heat, melt the remaining butter. Lightly saute the shrimp until they just start to turn opaque. Splash with white wine while sauteing. Add the shrimp to the sauce.

Cook, uncovered, in the sauce for 2 minutes. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving to finish cooking the shrimp and combine the sauce flavor with the shrimp. Serve over steamed white rice.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WHARFRAT1213.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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