Shrimp Creole - Camarones a'la Criollo
Recipe: #32653
June 22, 2019
Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Shellfish, Shrimp, Alcohol, Fruit, Tomato, Cuban, Quick Meals, Sunday Dinner, Weeknight Meals, Stove Top, Vegetarian, Wine more
"Spicy, saucy, fragrant Cuban shrimp recipe that is sure to please."
Original recipe yields 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (319.1 g)
- Calories 292.7
- Total Fat - 18.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 142.8 mg
- Sodium - 1451.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 14.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.7 g
- Sugars - 5.7 g
- Protein - 18.3 g
- Calcium - 116.7 mg
- Iron - 3.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 23.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Make the Sofrito
Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just fragrant.
Step 2
Add the onions, green peppers, and garlic; cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the onions are translucent. De-glaze the sofrito by adding the dry white wine stirring gently.
Step 3
Add the tomato sauce, oregano, and cumin into the pan bring the sauce to a simmer and then reduce the heat to medium-low heat.
Step 4
Add the olives and allow the sauce to simmer gently for about 15 minutes.
Step 5
Add the shrimp and cook in the sauce for 3 to 4 minutes or until the shrimp is fully cooked through stirring occasionally and flipping the shrimp about halfway through.
Step 6
Serve each portion over brown rice and a generous helping of sauce.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
