Ed Bradleys Shrimp Creole Food

ED BRADLEY'S SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2 tbsp of the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and saute onions and garlic approx 5 minutes. DO NOT BROWN!
• 2. Add celery, bell peppers, jalapenos and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 4 minutes or until the vegetables are heated but not mushy.
• 3. Add the tomatoes, parsley and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes and stir in the hot sauce. Remove the bay leaf
• 4. Heat the remaining 4 tbsp of butter in a frying pan and saute the shrimp over high heat ofr 1 minute. Pout the tomato mixture over the shrimp, stir well and bring to a boil. Remove from heat
• 5. I serve this with yellow rice and lemon wedges or as a soup appetizer with crostini.

ED BRADLEY'S SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and saute onions and garlic for 5 minutes, DO NOT BROWN!
• Add celery, bell peppers, and jalapenos to the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 4 minutes, stirring often. Do not let the vegetables become soggy; they should remain crisp.
• Add the tomatoes, parsley, and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes and stir in the Hot Sauce. Remove the Bay Leaf.
• Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter into a frying pan and saute the shrimp over high heat for 1 minute. Pour the tomato mixture over the shrimp, stir well, and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and serve with rice and lemon wedges as a garnish.

CREOLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Get the pan hot over a medium high flame, saute all ingredients, except flour, tomato paste and tomatoes, in the olive oil and butter until they begin to wilt. Add flour and tomato paste. Season with oregano, thyme, parsley. cayenne pepper, white pepper and black pepper.
• Saute all that until it begins to brown. After 5 minutes when it's quite brown, add the tomatoes. Stir in hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire, to taste. Add sugar and salt. Reduce heat and let the sauce simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Shrimp: In a pan over medium heat, saute shrimp in 1 tablespoon of whole butter. While the shrimp is cooking, splash it with white wine. Then add to taste, some chopped scallions, a pinch of parsley and a bit of cayenne pepper and paprika.
• After the shrimp is almost ready, add it to the sauce for 3 to 4 minutes. so the Creole flavor cooks into the shrimp. Prepare the serving plates with cooked rice. Ladle the shrimp and Creole sauce into the rice beds, making sure there is lots of sauce. (Creole dishes feature "Lots of Gravy"). Garnish with sliced scallions (the green parts) for color and lemon wedges.

SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• In heavy 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add 6 green onions, onion, bell peppers, garlic and celery: saute until vegetables are thoroughly wilted, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and wine. Cook, stirring often until liquid is reduced by 1/2. Stir in stock or clam juice, seasonings and lemon juice. Cover, cook over medium-low heat 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in shrimp. Cook just until shrimp are coral pink, 7 to 8 minutes. Taste for seasoning, adjust if necessary. To serve, spoon rice onto each plate, top with sauce and shrimp. Sprinkle green onion and parsley over top, serve hot. Makes 4 to 6 servings.