Spicy Healthy Shrimp Creole
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Cuisine: Creole
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Serves: 6
 
Weight Watchers Info: 6 PointsPlus per serving (rice or bread is extra)
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 Anaheim peppers, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 cups shrimp or shellfish stock
  • 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup frozen okra
  • Dash Worcestershire sauce
  • Dash hot sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds large shrimp (about 32), shelled and deveined
  • 4 tablespoons green onions, sliced for garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil.
  2. Cook garlic, onions, celery, and Anaheim peppers. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in cayenne and let caramelize.
  4. Add the seafood stock, tomatoes, okra, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 35 minutes.
  5. Add shrimp and cook about 4 more minutes, until they are bright pink and cooked through.
  6. Garnish with green onions.
  7. Serve over rice on a plate, or serve in a bowl with a piece of crusty bread to sop up the sauce.
Recipe by The Taste Place at https://www.thetasteplace.com/spicy-healthy-shrimp-creole/