Creole Spiced Shrimp With Old Fashioned Remoulade

Shrimp cooked in a spiced court-bouillon with crab boil, served with a classic New Orleans remoulade sauce of mustard, horseradish, and celery.

Creole Spiced Shrimp With Old Fashioned Remoulade prepared as a finished dish
Cook
20 min
Total
20 min
Yield
6 servings
Difficulty
Intermediate
Cuisine
Cajun
Protein
Seafood

Ingredients

Original recipe

Instructions

  1. 1

    Squeeze lemon juice into a large pot. Add lemon halves, water, bay leaves, salt, cayenne, and crab boil. Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add shrimp. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 4-5 minutes. Drain. Serve cooled or chilled completely.

  3. 3

    For remoulade: Combine lemon juice, vegetable oil, onions, green onions, celery, horseradish, both mustards, ketchup, and parsley in a food processor with metal blade. Process 30 seconds.

  4. 4

    Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to several days.

  5. 5

    Serve chilled shrimp alongside the remoulade sauce.

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