---
title: Shrimp Creole
tags: ['shrimp', 'stew', 'southern']
date: 2022-12-27
author: "Mitchell Marquez"
---

![Shrimp Creole](/pix/shrimpcreole-mitchmarq42.webp)

A sweet and savory stew with shrimp and a bit of spice. Adaptation from my grandmother's recipe.

- ⏲️ Prep time: 2 hrs
- 🍳 Cook time: 1-1.5 hrs
- 🍽️ Servings: 8

## Ingredients

- 2 cups Green Bell Pepper, diced
- 1 5-inch Yellow or White Onion, diced
- 2 cups of Celery, diced (try to get one with lots of green leaves)
- 1/4 cup of olive or cooking oil
- 1 cup Heinz chili sauce (it looks like ketchup but is not)
- [optional] 3 tbsp Frank's RedHot sauce
- 1 cup of seedless Golden Raisins
- 1 cup of Slivered Almonds
- 3x 14.5oz cans of diced tomato - optionally blend one
- 1 teaspoon each: pepper, thyme, salt
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 cup parsley
- 2 lb cleaned and shelled shrimp
- cooked white rice

## Directions

1. Sauté raw vegetables in oil
2. add remaining ingredients **except shrimp**
3. simmer 1 hour
4. Add shrimp and cook for 5 minutes
5. Serve over cooked rice
6. [optional] Best if cooked a day ahead and reheated.
