Well boys and girls, it's time to bust out the big ol' winter coat and the extra blankets because the Arctic winds have arrived! *Pulls cardigan a little tighter* When the weather gets super cold like this I like to make something warm and spicy to warm up. I decided on making an Emeril shrimp creole due to having almost all the ingredients I needed to pull it off, including a big bag of XL Shrimp. Isn't that like an oxymoron or something? Anyways, this meal was bangin' even if I was short on a few items. It's been a goal of mine to get to New Orleans for a few years now. Brian and I have spent many hours looking up places to stay and eat.....mainly eat. I'm a HUGE fan of beignets, and I will get to eat one on the French Quarter. If I could go right now, I'd stay at The Old No. 77 & Chandlery and plan on going out to eat somewhere new every. single. hour. including Atchafalaya, Boucherie, and Angeline....because I mean look.... Now that I'm fully ashamed to post any more food pictures, I'll just go ahead and get to it! Also, if you can muster up the strength to put yourself into the cold wind and run in your local grocery store to grab up a bag of shrimp, do it! You'll be glad you did once you're sitting down to your plate of soul warming creole! Tonight's Dinner: Shrimp Creole (kinda) ;)Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter 1/2 cup onion chopped 3 stalks chopped celery 2 bay leaves 1 can diced tomatoes (14 oz) 1 tbsp. chopped garlic 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp. creole seasoning (or see below for my mix because I didn't have this!) hot sauce 2 tbsp. flour 1 cup water 1 cup chicken stock 1 bag XL Shrimp 1 cup rice *Quick creole(ish) seasoning - 1 tbsp. oregano, 1 tbsp. thyme, 2 1/2 tbsp. paprika, 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, 1 tbsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. each salt & pepper* Directions:
Hope you enjoy this dish & that it warms you up!
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Bryan Kelly
12/16/2016 04:02:47 pm
This is very cool Lindsey. Very nice.
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I'm LindseyA lover of food, family, and old postcards. Most recently, I've moved back to my family's farm with my husband to begin my life as a mom. Archives
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