This is a meal my family eats regularly. Shrimp creole is thick and spicy and tomatoey. I'll be honest. I'm not even going to claim this is authentic because I have no idea if it is. I've had shrimp creole exactly once in Louisiana, and I don't remember it that well. BUT! It has some of the most important elements of that style of cooking and rocks my world to boot. So there. Nanny-nanny boo boo.