Chef Kwame Onwuachi shares his recipe for Creole-spiced shrimp

creole seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: cajun seasoning

Cajun seasoning is often less expensive and has a similar flavor profile.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Chicken breast is lower in calories, while tilapia is often cheaper than shrimp.

Chop onion, celery, and bell pepper to prepare the holy trinity.

Heat olive oil in a pan and add the chopped holy trinity; cook until softened.

Add creole seasoning, thyme, and bay leaf to the pan.

Pour in white wine, beer, orange juice, shrimp stock, and Worcestershire sauce; cook down until it reduces into a paste.

Season the shrimp with the house spice on both sides.

Sear the shrimp in the pan until cooked through and pink.

Add more house spice to the shrimp as they cook.

Toast rinsed rice in a pan with a little neutral oil without adding liquid.

Add stock and aromatics to the toasted rice, cover, and bring to a boil.

Simmer the rice for about 15 minutes until cooked, then fluff with a fork.

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