Creole Cream Sauce
In just minutes you can have a flavorful Creole Cream Sauce ready. It is absolute perfection over fish, pasta, shrimp and even chicken.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter salted or unsalted
- 1 clove garlic diced
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup canned diced tomatoes drained lightly
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice juice of about ½ lime
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add garlic and cook, stirring, about 1 minute.
- Add flour, and whisk until blended.
- Add milk gradually, whisking until incorporated.
- Add seasonings and stir.
- Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
- Add tomatoes and salt, and reduce to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in lime juice before serving.
Notes
- Half-and-half or 2% milk could be used as substitutes for whole milk
- Adjust salt according to taste, allowing for salted vs. unsalted butter and the saltiness of the Creole seasoning
- Fresh, diced tomatoes could be used, but approximately 10 additional minutes of simmering would need to be added
- Could be made in a pan with pan drippings from cooking a protein
- Fresh herbs could be used but about 3 times as much is needed
- If serving large entree servings you may only get 4-5 servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 313mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 662IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 122mgIron: 1mg
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