Easy Shrimp Creole
This easy Shrimp Creole recipe is perfect for a quick midweek meal with its rich spicy tomato sauce and fresh juicy prawns.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 263kcal
Ingredients
- 25 g butter
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 2 sticks celery roughly chopped
- ½ green bell pepper roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 225 ml / 1 cup chicken stock
- ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 750 g / 1.5 lb large raw peeled prawns
- juice of ½ lemon
Instructions
- Melt butter in a heavy based frying pan or skillet
- Add the onion, celery and bell pepper and cook over a gentle heat until soft (around 10 minutes).
- Add the garlic and saute for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the seasoning and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, followed by the stock, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Bring to the boil and allow it to bubble gently for around 15-20 minutes until you have a nice thick sauce and the flavours are well infused.
- Add the prawns to the sauce and cook until they are cooked - this should only take around 5 minutes depending on the size of your prawns.
- Remove from the heat and stir through the lemon juice.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve with rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 230mg | Sodium: 1168mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g