Shrimp Creole Recipe

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Years ago, when we visited relatives on the eastern coast of North Carolina, they served this dish. I asked for the recipe and it became one of our favorite meals. -Edna Boothe, Richmond, Virginia

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Shrimp Creole Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 celery rib, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1-1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 pound cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Hot cooked rice

Directions

In a skillet, saute the green pepper, onion, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Add the tomato sauce, oregano and bay leaf. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp; cook 3 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf. Serve over rice. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 228 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 172 mg cholesterol, 1,163 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 27 g protein.

Originally published as Shrimp Creole in Reminisce September/October 2002, p50