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Recipe Category: Cajun
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Ingredients
- Serving Size : 6
- 2 pounds fresh shrimp, heads off
- 1 quart water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 medium yellow onions – chopped
- 2 large bell peppers – chopped
- 5 celery – chopped
- 10 lge. tomatoes – peeled and seeded
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 cup green onions – chopped
- 1 cup parsley – chopped
Method
- Peel and devein the shrimp.
- Place heads (if you have them), and peels in a small saucepan and add the water.
- Bring to a slow boil over medium-high heat and let boil slowly for 15-20 minutes.
- Strain and discard the heads and peels.
- Place the oil in a Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot and place over medium-high heat.
- Add the onions, peppers, and celery and saute stirring often, until the vegetables are very soft, about 45 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, salt, peppers, herbs, sugar, and shrimp stock and return to simmer.
- Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, This is your creole sauce; it can be prepared 1 or 2 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator
- When you are ready to serve, return the sauce to a simmer and add the shrimp.
- Cook until they turn pink, 5-7 minutes.
- Stir in the green onions and parsley and let cook for 1 minute more.
- Serve on flat plates over beds of rice.
- Serves 6-8.
- SHRIMP AND HAM OR TASSO JAMBALAYA: Prepare Shrimp Creole as above, but add about a pound of cubed ham and a 4-ounce can of tomatoes sauce to the finished sauce and simmer 45 minutes more.
- Meanwhile, boil or steam 2-3 cups raw rice.
- Finish the sauce (which will be your jambalaya base) by adding the shrimp, green onions, and parsley as above.
- If you are using leftover Shrimp Creole, remove the shrimp and reheat the sauce, add the ham and tomato sauce, and proceed as above.
- Return the shrimp to the pan at the end of cooking.
- Place the hot, cooked rice in a large bowl, pour the jambalaya base over, mix well, and serve.
- You can also prepare this dish with sausage instead of ham.
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