Shrimps à la créole

Steps

• Peel and chisel the onion
• Slice the pepper in vertical slices and then in three
• Press the garlic or slice it in small dices
• Peel shrimps and remove their tails, if they are fresh
• Heat-up a pan
• Add the onion and stir until its humidity evaporates
• Add the olive oil and stir in the onion until it becomes a bit brown
• Add the garlic and stir in with onion
• Add the red pepper and stir until they lose their crunchiness
• Add “pili-pili” pepper and stir (**)
• Ajoutez les crevettes et faites-les revenir ; si elles sont congelées il faut attendre qu’elles décongèlent  dans la poêle et que l’eau s’évapore
• Add the thyme and the bay leaf and stir again
• Add the zest of the lime and stir
• Add the tomato puree and stir again
• Add the lime juice and stir
• Grate a bit of nutmeg and stir
• Add the hot water and stir again
• Add salt and pepper and stir one last time
• Cook in low heat until there is no more water
• Serve with spaghettis or linguines
• Enjoy!

Inspiration

Recipe Weight Watchers (***)

(*) You can also use a lemon if you don’t have lime, the result is also good; but it’s true that it’s best with lime.

(**) The more you stir in the spices the spicier the food becomes.

(***) I will put you the exact reference as soon as I have access to my book again.