During the summer months I look at what I am growing in the garden and what I have in abundance. Then I visualize cooking options in my head. Next I check out recipes online using ingredients I am growing and create a creolized (mixing parts of different components and making something new) recipe. I created the recipe below which I call Smothered Shrimp over Fried Green Tomatoes. The reviewers, my children, wife, and mother said it tasted great.
Smothered Shrimp over Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe
Sauté 4 cups of cleaned shrimp in canola oil with a garlic clove, ¼ cup diced green pepper, ¼ cup diced onions, add a bit of fresh, sage, parsley, and salt and pepper. Set the shrimp aside after they are cooked. Prepare fried green tomatoes with 5 large tomatoes. Then put the fried green tomatoes on a cookie sheet and bake for about 12 minutes at 325. Use the leftover oil from frying the tomato to make gravy adding flour and water to make it. Then add the sautéed shrimp.
Remove the now crisp fried green tomatoes from the oven and arrange them on a large platter. Pour the smothered shrimp over the fried green tomatoes and serve.
