Creole Shrimp
Prep Time 20 min
Cook Time 55 Min
Servings 4 to 6
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 3 tbsps. all-purpose flour
- 1 small onion
- 1 rib celery
- 1/2 green pepper
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can chopped tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 (10 oz.) package frozen sliced okra
- 1/2 lemon
- 2 tsps. firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. dried basil leaves
- 1/4 tsp. dried thyme leaves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1 lb. fresh medium shrimp
- Hot cooked rice
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; stir until smooth. Cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Step 2
ADD onion, celery and green pepper. Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until tender.
- Step 3
ADD tomatoes, tomato sauce, okra, lemon half, brown sugar, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, basil, thyme, bay leaf and cayenne.
- Step 4
COVER; reduce heat to low. Simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Step 5
STIR in shrimp. Cover; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove lemon and bay leaf before serving.
- Step 6
SERVE over hot rice. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired
Serving size
(1/4 of recipe)
- Calories 440
- Calories from Fat140g
- Total Fat 17g
- Saturated Fat 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 170mg
- Sodium 1240mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 44g
- Dietary Fiber 4g
- Sugars 11g
- Protein 29g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet