Ingredients:
- Ingredients:
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 can ( 14 ½ -oz ) stewed tomatoes, reduced-sodium
- 1 can ( 6-oz ) tomato paste, reduced sodium
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 tbs. worcestershire sauce, reduced-sodium
- ½ tsp. hot pepper sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 pounds fresh or frozen uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Hot cooked rice, ( diabetic use brown or long grain rice )
Instructions:
- In a large heavy skillet, combine the flour and oil until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until flour is a rich deep brown. Add the onion, green pepper, celery and garlic; cook for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes.
- Add shrimp. Simmer, uncooked, for 5-6 minutes or until shrimp turns pink. Discard bay leaves. Serve over rice. Yield: 6 servings
- Diabetic Friendly: Diabetics should use the Brown or Long grain rice.
- Nutritional Values: Calories per serving: 298, Fat: 12g, Cholesterol: 224mg, Sodium: 328mg, Carbohydrate: 20g, Fiber: 3g, Protein: 27g
- Note; I have modified the original recipe to a Diabetic friendly one.
True Shrimp Creole – Diabetic Friendly Recipe • Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- Ingredients:
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 can ( 14 ½ -oz ) stewed tomatoes, reduced-sodium
- 1 can ( 6-oz ) tomato paste, reduced sodium
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 tbs. worcestershire sauce, reduced-sodium
- ½ tsp. hot pepper sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 pounds fresh or frozen uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Hot cooked rice, ( diabetic use brown or long grain rice )
True Shrimp Creole – Diabetic Friendly Recipe Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Carb
• Calories: 103.41
• Fat: 124.09
• Carbs: 35.17
• Protein: 140.80
• Cholesterol: 381.02
• Calcium: 81.41
• Sodium: 300.95* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.
