Creamy

Name: Creamy
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters beer, 1/3 of a bottle; 3 Tbsps butter, divided; 397 grams diced tomatoes; 2 ribs celery with green leafy tops, finely chopped; 710 milliliters chicken stock, divided; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried; 4 sprigs fresh thyme, intact; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 1 Tbsp hot sauce (recommended: Franks Red Hot), divided; 237 milliliters chopped frozen okra, optional; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 237 milliliters quick cooking (sometimes marked instant) polenta; 4 servings Salt and black pepper; 680 grams peeled, deveined medium to large shrimp, tails removed; 237 milliliters whole milk; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Creamy a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 48g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 655 calories. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sauce, bell pepper, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add extra-virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. When butter melts into extra-virgin olive oil, add garlic, onions, celery, bell peppers, thyme, bay leaf then season with salt and pepper. Cook veggies 7 to 8 minutes until tender, add in the Worcestershire, 1 to 2 tablespoons hot sauce (medium to spicy heat level) and the flour and cook 1 minute more then add in beer and cook it off, another 30 seconds or so.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Worcestershire Sauce

Bell Pepper

Hot Sauce

Bay Leaves

Butter

Celery

Garlic

Onion

All Purpose Flour

Thyme

Beer

Whisk in 1 cup of stock then add tomatoes and okra, if using, and bring to a bubble.

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Tomato

Stock

Okra

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Whisk

Add shrimp and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until shrimp turn pink and firm then turn off heat.

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Shrimp

Remove thyme stems and bay leaf.

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Bay Leaves

Thyme

Bring remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 2 cups stock, 1 cup milk and 2 teaspoons hot sauce, to a boil in a sauce pot. Stir in 1 cup quick cooking polenta. Stir constantly to mass the cornmeal. Once the mixture thickens to the consistency of whipped potatoes, season the "grits" with salt and divide among dinner plates.

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Hot Sauce

Grits