This easy Shrimp Creole recipe is perfect for a quick midweek meal with its rich spicy tomato sauce and fresh juicy prawns.
Ingredients – butter – onion – celery – green bell pepper – garlic – Cajun Seasoning – can chopped tomatoes – chicken stock – Worcestershire sauce – bay leaves – prawns – juice of lemon
To start, melt the butter and saute the trinity (onion, celery, bell pepper) until soft.
Now add the tomatoes, followed by the stock, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Allow this to cook for a good 15-20 minutes until you have a nice and thick sauce and the flavours are well infused.
Next add the prawns and stir through until they are pink and cooked through. This should only take around 5 minutes, depending on the size of your prawns
Serve with rice and sprinkled with freshly chopped parsley.