CSM Recipe

Southern Shrimp Creole

A well-balanced shrimp creole with the holy trinity of onion, bell pepper and celery and served over fluffy rice.

Serves: 4-6Prep: 15 minTotal: 50 min

Source: The Pretty Camper Cookbook — Recipe #20

Camper Kitchen: Stovetop Friendly | One-Pot

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Ingredients

1/2 tsp Camper Seasoning Mix
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour mix with the listed Camper Seasoning Mix to make seasoned flour
1 Tbsp butter
4 slices bacon
2 cups celery thinly sliced
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 green bell pepper chopped
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes undrained
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1.5 pounds shrimp peeled and deveined, tails off
2.5 cups chicken broth
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp hot sauce
Serving: 1 bunch green onion chopped
Serving: 6 cups cooked long grain white rice
Serving: 4 slices crumbled bacon
Serving: 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley chopped

Cooking Steps

Step 1

In a large pot or dutch oven, over medium low heat, cook bacon until crisp.

Step 2

Remove bacon, cool and crumble for serving.

Step 3

In the pan with the bacon grease add the butter, and sauté onion, garlic, celery and bell pepper for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add the seasoned flour mixture.

Step 5

Stir to mix.

Step 6

Cook for 2 minutes.

Step 7

Add the chicken stock and stir for 3 minutes using a whisk to prevent or remove any lumps if needed.

Step 8

Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper.

Step 9

Stir well and cook on medium low for 30 minutes.

Step 10

Cook the rice according to package directions while the sauce is simmering.

Step 11

After the sauce has simmered for 30 minutes, add the shrimp and cook for an additional 5 minutes until they are pink.

Step 12

On individual plates or in shallow rim soup bowls, serve the creole over rice.

Step 13

Serve with parsley, green onion and crumbled bacon.

Kitchen Tips

The sauce is better the next day. Before adding the shrimp, you can refrigerate the sauce overnight. The next day, heat the sauce over medium heat and add shrimp and cook for 5 minutes until they are pink in color.