Recipes / Seafood

Tejas Shrimp Creole

October 3, 2018

A quick, lighter take on a Gulf Coast favorite.

Tejas Shrimp Creole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 12 oz Tony's Tejas Salsa
  • 1 oz flour
  • 2 oz Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 oz olive oil
  • 2 oz lemon juice
  • ¼ cup minced celery
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 oz water
  • 1 tbsp scallions

Method

  1. Heat a pan over medium.
  2. Add the flour and let it brown.
  3. Stir in the oil and paprika until it becomes a roux.
  4. Add the salsa, celery and scallions and let it reduce 3 to 5 minutes.
  5. Add the lemon juice and Worcestershire, stir, and lower the heat. Simmer 2 minutes.
  6. Add the shrimp and stir until pink, 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Serve over rice.

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