Shrimp with Creole Tomato Sauce

 

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 quart diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon Zatarain's crab boil seasoning
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Saute onions, celery, and garlic in oil until tender
Add tomatoes, vinegar, and corn syrup; bring to a boil.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Reduce to simmer and cook about 1 hour; stir occasionally.
Sprinkle shrimp with crab boil seasoning.
Add shrimp to tomato sauce.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Stir in heavy cream.

Serve over grits, rice, or pasta.

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http://mississippisupper.blogspot.com/2014/09/creamy-southern-grits.html