Shrimp Creole Recipe

It takes 30 minutes to make my Louisiana-style easy Shrimp Creole recipe. The ingredients are simple, but my recipe boasts complex flavor!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

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Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 342kcal

Finely chop onion, pepper into even sizes and mince garlic.
½ onion, ½ green pepper, 1 stick celery, 2 cloves garlic
Melt the butter in a medium skillet. Saute the onion, celery and pepper until soft, around 5 minutes. Add the garlic towards the end and cook a minute longer.
2 Tablespoons butter
Add the tomato paste, salt, sugar, oregano, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne and mix through. Cook a minute then add tomatoes, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce, and stock.
2 Tablespoons tomato paste, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon sugar, ⅛ teaspoon oregano, ⅛ teaspoon thyme, ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, 1 pinch cayenne pepper, 1 cup chopped tomatoes, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, ½ cup shrimp stock
Mix through, bring to a simmer and leave to reduce a little, around 15-20 minutes. Reduce heat as needed so that it simmers rather than boils.
Once reduced, add the shrimp and push into the sauce, turning as needed so that they cook on all sides.
¾ lb shrimp
Cook until the shrimp are pink, translucent and cooked through. Season with hot sauce to taste and serve.
hot sauce to taste

You can easily prep the sauce ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator until ready to serve! This helps all the flavors mesh together.
For the best results, I recommend using fresh shrimp, but frozen shrimp still makes this dish delicious. If you use frozen shrimp, do not re-freeze the recipe.
I recommend using fresh shrimp, but frozen shrimp still makes this dish delish.