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Shrimp Creole Recipe

Shrimp Creole Recipe From Scratch

This shrimp creole recipe is a Creole dish of cooked shrimp in a sauce of tomatoes, onion, garlic, celery, bell pepper and cayenne pepper!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories per serving 120 kcal

Ingredients

  • 20 raw prawns unpeeled
  • 1 cup water (240 ml)
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Peel the raw shrimp first. Remove the shrimp heads, scales and tails. Don’t discard all this! Add the heads, scales and tails to a large saucepan together with a pinch of salt and the water.
    Shrimp Creole Recipe
  2. Place the saucepan with the shrimp heads, scales and tails over high heat until boiling. Then turn the heat low again and simmer it all for 30 minutes until the broth has reduced by half. Then pour the broth with the cooked shrimp heads, scales and tails through a fine sieve. Catch the shrimp broth in a small bowl. Put it aside until needed lated on.

    Shrimp Creole Recipe