Last year was a HOOT! Page after page of recipes--some international dishes...and most who tried them and served them to family & friends looked like the hero.
(Hey--no brain surgery/rocket science here--if you can follow directions, you can look like Emeril Lagassi too!)
As per last year, I will try and match you guys recipe for recipe and all national and international recipes are appreciated. Have some great food in Iceland? POST IT! Have a great dish from Germany or Russia? Let's see it! Of course there's some great Mexican and BBQ we need to get on here. My grandparents used to make icecream on the front porch with out electricity! Of course, anything with BACON gets extra points.
So here's goes with the 2008 version! Let's get it ON!
Shrimp Creole "Big Batch" 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Cup Chopped Celery
2 Large Onion, Sliced (wagon wheels)
2 lb Shrimp, cooked or fresh (deveined & de-tailed)
1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
5 Teaspoons Chili Powder
2 ˝ Cup Tomato Juice (Or V8)
2 Tablespoon White Vinegar
2 Teaspoon Sugar
Sautee the celery & onions in a large sauce pan in the olive oil. If shrimp are uncooked, add just after the onions have carmelized (if shrimp are canned or pre-cooked, add in the last five minutes of cooking). Stir OFTEN!
Add salt, chili powder, tomato juice, vinegar & sugar. Stir well over medium high heat until starting to bubble, then cover and turn to low (add pre-cooked or canned shrimp at this point) and cover. Cook on low for 5 additional minutes.
Serve over hot rice.
ROX’s Optional Additions: 1 small can bay shrimp
1 T Emeril's Bayou Blast (If you need the recipe from last year's thread, let me know)
3 Large Cloves Garlic, finely diced (add when sauteeing onions)
1 can of pre-cooked oysters + juice (add in last 5 minutes)
6 oz of imitation crab, coursely cut (add in last 5 minutes)
Ditch the tomato juice and use a 16 oz can of tomato sauce instead
Serve with cayenne pepper & chilli powder to taste at the table or tobasco/hot sauce
1 can black olives roughly cut (add last 5 minutes)
Substitute crawfish or crawfish tails for shrimp
ROX