Creole Shrimp Over Couscous Recipes

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil. Cook garlic, onions, celery, and green bell peppers. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cayenne and let caramelize. Add the seafood stock, tomatoes, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 35 minutes. Add shrimp and cook about 4 more minutes, until they are bright pink and cooked through. Garnish with green onions.

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• In a 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Toss shrimp with salt and pepper. Saute, tossing, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove.
• Add remaining tablespoon olive oil to pan; stir in mustard seeds. Cook until seeds begin to pop, about 30 seconds. Add leeks, carrots, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until leeks are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in couscous, peas, and 2 cups boiling water; season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Add shrimp; stir gently.

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• In a large heavy kettle cook garlic, onions, celery, and bell peppers in oil over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add all remaining ingredients except shrimp and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in shrimp and cook, covered, over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Serve shrimp and sauce over coked rice.

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• In a small saucepan, bring water and broth to a boil. Stir in the bulgur, chili powder and 1/4 teaspoon Creole seasoning. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown sausage in 1 teaspoon oil. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute onion and green pepper in remaining oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, shrimp, Worcestershire sauce, sausage and remaining Creole seasoning. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Fluff bulgur with a fork; serve with sausage mixture.

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• Creole Shrimp: Add olive oil to a large skillet or sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté onions, celery and bell pepper until soft, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano and allspice, Cook for another minute. Add sherry, Worcestershire sauce and tomatoes and bring to a boil, cook for 4 minutes. Add shrimp and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until shrimp just turns pink. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with couscous. Add tabasco to taste, if desired.
• Couscous: In medium saucepan, heat oil on medium. Add chicken stock and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Add couscous and stir. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Remove lid and fluff with fork to prevent sticking. Serves 4.

Steps:

• In a bowl mix the uncooked couscous with 1/4 cup olive oil and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Rub the couscous between your fingers to fully incorporate these ingredients. In a enamel casserole or couscousiere heat 2 tablespoons of oil over low heat. Add the onions and begin to cook them to a translucent stage. Without browning the onion, add the saffron, tomato paste, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir these ingredients quickly and combine well, but take care to avoid burning the tomato paste by working quickly at this stage. Pour in the hot enriched stock and bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Place the couscous in its steamer over the simmering broth and allow to simmer gently for 50 minutes, until the couscous has cooked. At the end of the required cooking time for the couscous, season the shrimp with salt and pepper, place the peeled shrimp into the simmering broth under the couscous and cook for 3 to 4 additional minutes. The shrimp will gently poach. Two minutes before serving add the calamari. Serve the seafood on a bed of couscous, ladle on some broth, and sprinkle the crushed almonds over the whole dish.
• Enriched fish stock: After peeling the shrimp, reserve the shells but discard the vein. Put the fish stock (broth or clam juice may be substituted) into a pot and bring to a gentle boil, lower to a simmer and then add the reserved shrimp shells. Cook together for 20 minutes before straining out the shells and any other solids. Set the enriched stock aside and discard the shells. Keep warm to finish the couscous or cool and refrigerate promptly.

Steps:

• In a bowl mix the uncooked couscous with 1/4 cup olive oil and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Rub the couscous between your fingers to fully incorporate these ingredients.
• In a enamel casserole or couscousiere heat 2 tablespoons of oil over low heat. Add the onions and begin to cook them to a translucent stage. Without browning the onion, add the saffron, tomato paste, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir these ingredients quickly and combine well, but take care to avoid burning the tomato paste by working quickly at this stage.
• Pour in the hot enriched stock and bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Place the couscous in its steamer over the simmering broth and allow to simmer gently for 50 minutes, until the couscous has cooked.
• At the end of the required cooking time for the couscous, season the shrimp with salt and pepper, place the peeled shrimp into the simmering broth under the couscous and cook for 3 to 4 additional minutes. The shrimp will gently poach. Two minutes before serving add the calamari.
• Serve the seafood on a bed of couscous, ladle on some broth, and sprinkle the crushed almonds over the whole dish.
• Enriched fish stock: After peeling the shrimp, reserve the shells but discard the vein. Put the fish stock (broth or clam juice may be substituted) into a pot and bring to a gentle boil, lower to a simmer and then add the reserved shrimp shells. Cook together for 20 minutes before straining out the shells and any other solids. Set the enriched stock aside and discard the shells. Keep warm to finish the couscous or cool and refrigerate promptly.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes; add diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking until vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Put flour into a large sealable plastic bag. Season flour with salt and pepper. Add shrimp to bag, close bag, and shake to coat shrimp in seasoned flour.
• Stir tomato juice into the mixture in the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low and cook until the juice reduces slightly, about 5 minutes; add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes. Remove Dutch oven from heat and let the residual heat finish cooking the shrimp until they are bright pink and the meat is no longer translucent, about 5 minutes more.

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• Combine lentils, water, tomatoes, broth, celery, onion, bell pepper, carrot, garlic, marjoram and black pepper in the crockpot.
• Stir; cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours.
• Add vinegar and olive oil, stir, serve over couscous.
• Garnish with carrot curls and celery leaves.

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• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in oil for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain tomatoes, reserving juice; add juice to skillet. Mash tomatoes and add to skillet. Stir in the parsley, water, tomato paste, lime juice and seasonings. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve warm with shrimp.

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• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium hear, when hot add onions and garlic. Saute until starting to brown.
• Add tomatoes, wine, lemon juice and lemon zest. Reduce until almost dry.
• Add chicken stock and simmer over medium-low heat to for 10 minutes to reduce sauce slightly.
• (repare couscous at this time, keep hot until ready to serve.).
• Stir shrimp into sauce, simmer just until prawns are cooked. If sauce is hinner than you like, thicken with cornstarch to achieve the desired consistency.
• Remove shrimp from heat, stir in capers, olives and herbs.
• Divide couscous onto 4 serving plates. Spoon shrimp and sauce on top of couscous. Sprinkle with feta. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Prepare couscous according to package directions.
• Rinse shrimp and pat dry.
• Season with salt and pepper to tast and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion, salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook until onion is soft, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add cumin and cinnamon and stir to coat onions.
• Next, add bell pepper and raisins and cook for about 4 minutes more.
• Add tomatoes, and simmer mixture for another 3 minutes.
• Finally, add the shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 3-4 more minutes.
• Serve with couscous.

Steps:

• Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact (if desired). Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels. Place shrimp in a resealable plastic bag.
• Combine the VOSKOS® Nonfat Vanilla Greek Yogurt, water, balsamic vinegar, vegetable oil, and rosemary in a bowl. Pour more than half of the mixture over the shrimp in the resealable bag; seal bag. Turn bag to combine mixture and coat shrimp. Marinate shrimp for 30 to 60 minutes in the refrigerator, turning occasionally. Reserve remaining marinade; chill.
• Drain shrimp, discarding marinade. Thread shrimp on four 12-inch skewers leaving a 1/4-inch space between shrimp. For a charcoal grill, place skewers on the grill rack; cover and grill directly over medium coals for 5 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, turning once and brushing with reserved marinade after turning. Discard remaining marinade. (For gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place skewers on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as directed.) Serve with couscous.
• Fruited Couscous: Combine chicken broth and orange juice; bring to boiling. Stir in couscous; cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in orange peel, green onions, and dried cherries. Serve with shrimp.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes; set aside. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a large saucepan or pot, melt butter over medium heat, and saute carrots, onions, bell pepper, celery, mushrooms, and zucchini, until just tender. Stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce. Let cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
• Mix shrimp, pimientos, and chili powder into the pot. Stir in cooked rice and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch dish. Bake in preheated oven until the rice mixture thickens, about 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Rinse shrimp well and pat dry on paper towels.
• In a bowl, rinse reserved shells well in several changes of water, drain them in a colander.
• Combine them with 2 cups water in a saucepan.
• Bring to boil and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
• Strain broth through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel (there should be about 1 ¼ cups of broth, if not, add enough water to measure, or reduce).
• Reserve.
• In a large skillet, melt 2 tblsps butter over moderately-low heat and in it cook the garlic, stirring, until it is pale golden.
• Discard garlic and add shrimp to the oil.
• Cook over moderate heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until barely pink, but not cooked through.
• Transfer shrimp to a bowl, add remaining 2 tblsps of butter to the skillet and cook onion, peppers, mushrooms and celery, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• Add paprika and flour and cook over moderately-low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste and reserved shrimp broth and bring to boil.
• Add shrimp mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until shrimp are cooked through.
• Stir in sour cream and Tabasco.
• Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring, and season with salt and pepper (may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat in skillet over moderately-low heat, stirring, until heated through, but do not let boil.) Spoon Shrimp Creole in center and around edge of rice ring and garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Bring fish stock to a simmer in a saucepan and add the garlic.
• Cook 1 minute, then add the shrimp and cook 1 minute more.
• Add Creole seasoning and tomato paste and cook until thickened and shrimp are cooked through ("c" shaped - NOT "o" shaped!).
• Pour into a bowl or over your favourite starch and enjoy.

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• Heat 4 Tbs of the olive oil in a large skillet over LOW heat until hot.
• Add the garlic and crushed red pepper.
• Simmer for about 5 min, stirring occasionally.
• Add the wine, and increase the heat to medium-low.
• Gently boil for about 2 minute.
• Increase the heat again to medium - medium high and add the tomatoes, shrimp and 3/4 tsp salt.
• Cook for 2-3 min more, or until the shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the basil.
• Meanwhile, bring the water, remaining 1 Tbs olive oil and remaining 1/4 tsp salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the couscous.
• Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Toss with 1 cup of the cheese.
• Transfer the cooked couscous to a serving bowl and top with the shrimp and tomatoes.
• Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the garlic, oregano, lemon juice, salt, pepper and shrimp. Mix gently and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• To make the couscous, combine the bell pepper, broth, pepper flakes, salt and olive oil in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the couscous, cover and remove from the heat for five minutes.
• Lift the lid and fluff the couscous with a fork. Set aside while cooking the shrimp.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade. Discard marinade.
• Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan until very hot and add the shrimp, making sure not to crowd the pan.
• Cook for about 2 minutes per side, until the shrimp curls and is almost opaque.
• Add the wine, scraping up the brown bits from the pan. Allow the wine to reduce by almost half, for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, add the butter and swirl in until it has thickened the sauce. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if needed.
• Place a scoop of couscous in shallow bowls and top with shrimp. Drizzle sauce over the top.

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• In a large skillet, saute zucchini and green pepper in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, onions, basil, chili powder, garlic and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes., Stir in the shrimp, scallops, salt and pepper. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are opaque. Serve with couscous. Garnish with sliced basil if desired.