Red Lobster Rock Shrimp Creole Food

SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil. Cook garlic, onions, celery, and green bell peppers. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cayenne and let caramelize. Add the seafood stock, tomatoes, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 35 minutes. Add shrimp and cook about 4 more minutes, until they are bright pink and cooked through. Garnish with green onions.

SEAFOOD CREOLE

Steps:

• Mix together oregano, salt, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, and basil in a small bowl; set aside.
• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; stir in tomato, onion, celery, green bell pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken stock, tomato sauce, sugar, hot pepper sauce, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to low and bring sauce to a simmer. Stir in seasoning mix and simmer until the flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.
• Gently stir in rock shrimp, bay scallops, and haddock; bring sauce back to a simmer and cook until the shellfish and fish are opaque, about 20 more minutes. Remove bay leaves to serve.

RED LOBSTER ROCK SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• Rinse shrimp briefly and remove any large veins that are visible.
• In a small sauce pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
• Mix in flour and stir until dissolved and mixture begins to thicken, then reduce heat.
• Add tomatoes and their juice to the butter and flour mixture, stir well, and heat through. The mixture will thicken. Hold warm.
• In a large skillet, melt two tablespoons of butter, and over medium-high heat, cook bell pepper, onion, celery, and garlic until soft, but with a little bit of a crunch.
• Add shrimp and cook until no longer transparent (three minutes).
• Add tomato mixture, bring to a boil, cover and let simmer for five minutes.
• Serve over hot rice (white or wild mixture).
• Chef's Tip:.
• If rock shrimp are only available cooked, then add the shrimp and the tomato mixture at the same time.
• Add a Cajun-style sausage when cooking the vegetables for an extra Cajun flair.
• Cajun- or Louisiana-style seasoning can be used instead of, or along with, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper.
• Serve with French or sourdough bread.

CREOLE SHRIMP AND LOBSTER BISQUE

Steps:

• Remove lobster meat from shell; coarsely chop and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic; cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth; cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
• Add lobster meat and shrimp. Stir in half-and-half and Creole seasoning; cook for 10 minutes, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile cut out the center portion of a round loaf of bread. Brush with olive oil and place on a sturdy cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes to seal bowl.
• Ladle soup into bread bowl and sprinkle on parmesan and parsley if desired.
• Serve immediately.