by Diana Rattray
This quick Creole sauce is made with the “holy trinity” of Cajun and Creole cooking: onion, bell pepper, and celery. Garlic adds extra flavor to this Louisiana tomato-based sauce.
How To Serve Creole Sauce
- Rice: Serve Creole sauce over a bed of rice. The rice soaks up the wonderful flavors in the sauce.
- Seafood: Serve the sauce with shrimp, crawfish, or use it to top blackened fish or seared scallops.
- Pasta: Creole sauce makes a tasty, spicy pasta topping. Add shrimp, chicken, or smoked sausage for a hearty pasta dish.
- Appetizer: Serve Creole sauce as a dip for mozzarella sticks, fried chicken, shrimp, or fritters.
Quick Creole Sauce
This is an easy and tasty Creole sauce to serve with shrimp, sausages, chicken, or fish fillets. Serve it over rice for a tasty meal!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Tomatoes, Southern Food
- Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) petite diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery; cook for about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
- Stir the remaining ingredients into the vegetable mixture and turn the heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes.
- Add shrimp and sausage or serve with chicken or fish fillets.
