Cuban Shrimp Creole
Shrimp Creole is a dish mostly prepared on special occasions. This special dish is a favorite of Cuba, a long-narrow and largest island in the Caribbean Sea.
Equipment
cooking pan
Ingredients
- A bay leaf
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion sliced
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 can tomato sauce
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon of vinegar
- ¼ cup of dry white wine
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp of hot sauce optional
- 1 large red bell pepper sliced
- A handful of chopped fresh parsley
- 1 ½ pounds of large shrimp peeled
Instructions
- Pour the olive oil into a cooking pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the sliced onions and bell pepper and sauté for a minute.
- Throw in the bay leaf and the chopped garlic, and stir the sauce.
- Add the tomato sauce, the ketchup, and the white wine. Stir and allow the shrimp creole to boil for a minute.
- Pour in the tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce and white vinegar. Stir, cover , and allow it to boil for 10 minutes
- Sprinkle salt to taste and pepper for a spicy feel
- Add the fresh shrimp and stir the sauce to combine. Add a hot sauce, although this is optional.
- Allow the shrimp to cook in the sauce for 5 minutes, then sprinkle fresh parsley on the shrimp creole.
- Bring the sauce to medium heat or low and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and allow the sauce to cool for 5 minutes, then serve the shrimp creole with boiled rice. The total cooking time is just about 20 minutes, including the prep time.
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Nutrition
Serving: 242gCalories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 25gFat: 8.8gSaturated Fat: 1.6gCholesterol: 262mgSodium: 1059mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 2.3gVitamin A: 85.05IUVitamin C: 17.5mgCalcium: 187.11mgIron: 3.82mg