Shrimp Creole for One
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Shrimp simmered in a spicy tomato sauce with onion, pepper, and celery, served over buttered rice.
Ingredients
Rice
- ½ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ tablespoon salted butter
- ¼ cup uncooked white rice
Shrimp Creole
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon hot sauce
- ½ cup peeled and deveined shrimp
- ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
- Optional chopped green onion
Equipment
- saucepan
- skillet
- whisk
Directions
- For the rice, bring the ½ cup of water, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and ½ tablespoon of butter to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan. Stir in the rice, cover, and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. Take it off the heat and keep it covered.
- While the rice cooks, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and the cayenne. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until soft.
- Add the tomatoes with their juice. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Whisk the flour into the ¼ cup of water and stir it into the sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes, until it thickens a little. Stir in the Worcestershire and hot sauce.
- Toss the shrimp with the Creole seasoning and add them to the skillet. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until pink and opaque.
- Taste and add salt if needed. Serve over the rice, topped with green onion if you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 724g | Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1966mg | Potassium: 1367mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2626IU | Vitamin C: 92mg | Calcium: 252mg | Iron: 5.5mg
Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for the whole recipe (1 serving); ¼ cup uncooked white rice counted as dry long-grain white rice, diced tomatoes counted as canned diced tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon hot sauce counted as hot pepper sauce, ½ cup peeled and deveined shrimp counted as raw shrimp. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.