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Mardi Gras!


  • Author: Patti Peterson
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 quarts water
  • 2 pounds shrimp unpeeled
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 14 oz cans tomatoes drained and chopped
  • 1 6 oz can tomato paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • dash Tabasco sauce
  • 2 cups cooked rice

Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a large Dutch oven; add shrimp and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Drain well; rinse with cold water. Chill. Peel and devein shrimp.
  2. Saute onion and green pepper in oil. Drain. Combine tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf, Worcestershire, oregano, salt, lemon pepper, pepper, and Tabasco sauce in large Dutch oven. Add green pepper and onion. Simmer over low heat for about 45 minutes. Add shrimp and simmer until shrimp are heated. Ladle hot shrimp creole over hot white rice.
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins