Easy Shrimp Creole

Name: Easy Shrimp Creole
Ingredients: 1 lb large shrimp, peeled but tails intact shells reserved (26 to 30 per pound); 1 cup water; 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 3/4 lbs vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped (about 5 or 6 to yield 2 cups); 6 ounces pork sausage, casings removed (hot and spicy); 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups); 3 medium garlic cloves, minced; 1 large poblano chile, stemmed seeded and minced (about 1 cup); 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon smoked spanish paprika; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 lb large shrimp, peeled but tails intact shells reserved (26 to 30 per pound)
1 cup water
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1 3/4 lbs vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped (about 5 or 6 to yield 2 cups)
6 ounces pork sausage, casings removed (hot and spicy)
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
3 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 large poblano chile, stemmed seeded and minced (about 1 cup)
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon smoked spanish paprika
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Directions

1

Heat a small saucepan over medium heat and cook the shrimp shells, in the cup of water with 1/4 teaspoon salt added, until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 to 6 minutes.
2

Place tomato in a large bowl; strain broth from boiled shrimp shells into bowl with tomatoes.
3

Cook sausage meat in a Dutch oven, over medium high heat, until browned and some of the fat is rendered, about 6 minutes; use a wooden spoon to stir and break up the meat while cooking.
4

Add the onion, garlic, chili pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, paprika, and crushed red pepper flakes to the sausage and mix well.
5

Cook until the onion softens, about 6 minutes.
6

Add chopped tomatoes and shrimp broth, increase heat to high, and cook until tomatoes break down, about 6 minutes more.
7

Remove from heat, stir in shrimp and vinegar; cover and let stand until the shrimp cooks through, about 3 minutes.