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5 from 2 votes

Shrimp Creole

Servings: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. 31-35 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Salt, black pepper, and cayenne to taste
  • 3 T. butter
  • 2 cups hot Creole sauce
  • 3 cups hot steamed rice
  • sliced scallions or chopped parsley for garnish
  • crusty French bread and soft butter for serving
  • your favorite hot sauce for the table

Instructions

  • Season the raw shrimp with the salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste. Melt butter in a skillet and when it foams, add the shrimp.   Cook, tossing, only until shrimp are uniformly pink.  Add 2 cups of hot Creole sauce and serve immediately over a bed of steamed rice.  Garnish with scallions and/or parsley.  Serve with French bread and butter, and put a bottle of hot sauce on the table.