New Orleans Shrimp Creole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 slices bacon, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1 1/2 cups chopped green bell peppers
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped,with juice
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup broth
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 4 drops tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 lb large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet over medium-high heat, fry bacon until crisp, about 6 minutes.
• 2 with a slotted spoon, remove bacon to a plate, leaving 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in (the best part!) reduce heat to medium.
• 3 add onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and sauté until tender, about 6 to 7 minutes.
• 4 add tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, vinegar, mustard, tabasco sauce, salt, and pepper.
• 5 return bacon to pan.
• 6 simmer over medium-low heat, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 7 add wine and shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes.