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Shrimp Creole	shrimp stew southern	2022-12-27	Mitchell Marquez

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.