Shrimp Creole

Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Show: Down Home with the NeelysEpisode: Girl Power

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (42)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(42)

Cook Time:
55 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 55 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 large onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups seafood stock or shrimp stock
1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, in thick puree
Dash Worcestershire sauce
Dash hot sauce
2 bay leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds large shrimp (about 32), shelled and deveined
4 tablespoons green onions, sliced for garnish

Directions

Heat a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil. Cook garlic, onions, celery, and green bell peppers. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cayenne and let caramelize. Add the seafood stock, tomatoes, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 35 minutes. Add shrimp and cook about 4 more minutes, until they are bright pink and cooked through. Garnish with green onions.

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Iris Pittsburg, CA 11-01-2009
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Whatever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you got this wrong you have no one to blame but yourself . I found the dish very flavorful with the amount of heat totally... left to my dicretion. I triIed it on quite a few and everyone has loved it. I'm a good cook with very particular taste, so maybe that's why I got it right. Big props to the NeeleysRead more
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Mia Winthrop, MA 10-17-2009
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Don't call yourself a good cook
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

For the people that call themselves "good cooks" and got this wrong then you shouldn't call yourselves that. Every recipe is... just a base and you 're supposed to change things a little or alot to your liking. Cooking 101. This was very good, and since I didn't want it to come out soupy I put less tomato sauce and don't like it very hot put less cayenne, etc. It was a very good recipe. Thank you Neely's.Read more
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Pamela Houston, TX 10-07-2009
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Amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I spent six years working as a manager in one of the best Cajun restaurants in Houston. We specialized in Shrimp Creole. ... This recipe by The Neely?s was absolutely amazing. The flavor and the spice was perfect. We added sausage to the mix. Sautee the sausage first so it gets slightly crispy on the outside. Anyways, this recipe has been added to our regular mix of food.Read more
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Heather Missoula, MT 07-08-2009
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Yikes!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I took this dish to my Grandparent's for a patio dinner. She and I are both great cooks and neither one of us could stomach... the flavorless "soup". Herbs could have been helpful, but not one herb is listed in this recipe. I was going to try the dirty rice and smoked sausage recipe next, but I don't like to waste. I don't believe I would trust another recipe from the Neeley's, they should try their stuff at home instead of using trusting and unsuspected viewers as guinepigs. This will be my first and last experiment. Neeley's, don't you have access to a test kitchen?Read more
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TAIIA SUFFOLK, VA 07-06-2009
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Just Not Quite Right!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This dish is more hot than flavorful. It lacks the depth of flavor for a creole dish. The consistency was much too watery. ... I would recommend trying a different recipe for shrimp creole.Read more
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Jennifer New York, NY 06-24-2009
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Serve with White Rice
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This recipe was great, but I wish I had known ahead of time that shrimp creole is traditionally served on white rice.