Thursday, July 1, 2010

Vintage Recipe Thursday - Shrimp Creole with Cheese Rice

It's been a while since I've done Vintage Recipe Thursday.  It isn't for lack of trying, actually.  I made a couple of different recipes and the truth is...they just weren't blog-worthy.  I only put recipes I really like on the blog.  But last week I decided to try again.  As usual, this is from my grandmother Lin Lin's 1978 copy of For the Love of Cooking.
The recipe?  Shrimp Creole with Cheese Rice
1/4 cup butter
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 cup diced celery
1 small clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp salt
dash cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/2 small bay leaf
4 drops of hot sauce (or more, if you're me)
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1 can tomatoes
2 cups cooked shrimp
cheese rice (recipe follows)

Melt butter in skillet.  Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook slowly until tender but not brown.
Add flour and seasonings; stir until blended.  Stir in green pepper and tomatoes.  Cook 10 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.  Add shrimp and heat.  Serve in casserole lined with cheese rice.

Cheese rice:
3 cups water
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups uncooked regular rice
2 cups shredded pasteurized process American cheese (I confess I just used mild cheddar)
2 tbsp finely chopped onion
1 tsp prepared mustard

Bring water to boiling point; add butter, salt, and rice.  Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and cook, covered, until tender, about 20-25 minutes.  Stir cheese, onion, and mustard into hot rice.  Line hot 2 quart casserole with cheese rice and fill center with shrimp creole.
We opted not to dirty a casserole dish, instead just layering rice in individual bowls and putting the shrimp on top.  Man was this delicious!

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10 comments:

  1. This looks really really good.
    Going to have to try it .....

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  2. Please don't tell me there were leftovers in the fridge on one of my babysitting days.
    lovemom

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  3. I don't do shrimp, but I read the recipe anyway! ;)

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  4. That looks good. And it looks like something Livie would gobble up!

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  5. Sounds very yummy but I don't do shrimp either. I'm sure it would be good with chicken though. Thanks for sharing this!

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  6. well i think anything would taste delicious with a 1/4 cup of butter!! :-D

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  7. We love shrimp and all seafood at our house (rice too). This sounds like a really wonderful recipe, especially with your substitution of cheddar instead of the processed cheese. Thank you for sharing this recipe, and for participating in VRT.
    Have a great 4th of July weekend. :-)

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  8. I wish I was a good enough cook to make this! Hopping over from Mom Loop

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  9. Oh! That looks yummy! And shrimp is on sale in our area for the fourth! Perfect timing! I love finding new blogs through Mom Loop! Thanks for participating!

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  10. that sounds really really good. except. by now, you should know what cheese does to me. and shrimp.

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