Carolyn's Shrimp Creole

Name: Carolyn's Shrimp Creole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup oil; 1 cup flour; 2 cups chopped onions; 1 cup chopped bell pepper; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 can tomatoes; 1 can tomato sauce; 2 cans tomato paste; 6 cups water; 1 tablespoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 cans okra; 2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled & deveined; 1 lb smoked sausage, thinly sliced; hot, cooked rice

Submitted by Mysterygirl

"This is a recipe that has evolved over the years. Note: you may substitute any fresh seafood such as clams or crab for the shrimp."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

1 cup oil
1 cup flour
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped bell pepper
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
2 cans tomato paste
6 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
¹⁄₂ teaspoon black pepper
2 cans okra
2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 lb smoked sausage, thinly sliced
hot, cooked rice

directions

In a large stock pot, heat oil until hot, stir in flour.
Cook flour stirring often until flour reaches a medium brown color.
Add onions, peppers and garlic.
Cook until soft.
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce& paste, mix well.
Cook about 5 minutes.
Add salt, water, red& black peppers.
Fry sausage in a separate skillet and drain excess fat.
Add sausage and okra.
Simmer about 1 hour.
Add shrimp, cook 15 minutes.
Serve with hot cooked rice.

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Reviews

It was wonderful. I actually skipped the okra, just because I don't like okra. I know it's key but it was still amazing without it.

Tammysbh
Just GREAT. I did not have the sausage on hand or the tomato sauce, however I used a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes for the tomato and sauce requirement. I used frozen okra as I could not find plain okra (without tomatoes). I think next time I will try it with half the amount of oil and flour as it was sort of thick. The taste was wonderful and I will be using this recipe again and again. Thanks for posting Ms Mysterygirl.

An American in Spain
Loved, loved, loved this! I wasn't quite sure at first about having okra and sausage in shrimp creole, but this was just delicious. I may have cooked my roux a little darker than the recipe intended--it was chocolate-colored by the time I added the tomatoes--but I like the way it turned out with the darker roux. Other than that, I made this as written. I can't wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow, because I'm sure this will be even better the second day!

JeriBinNC

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it, MO

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