hr imp ▁Cre ole ▁- ▁S hr imp ▁Cre ole ▁is ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁Cre ole ▁cu is ine ▁in ▁the ▁greater ▁New ▁Orleans ▁area . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁d ish ▁made ▁of ▁sh rim p , ▁tom atoes , ▁on ion , ▁bell ▁pe pper , ▁cel ery , ▁gar lic ▁and ▁c ay enne ▁pe pper . ▁Classic ▁sh rim p ▁cre ole ▁does ▁not ▁contain ▁a ▁r oux , ▁but ▁some ▁cook s ▁may ▁add ▁one . ▁It ' s ▁an ▁early ▁Cre ole ▁d ish ▁that ▁shows ▁its ▁strong ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁her itage . ▁ ▁Red ▁Be ans ▁and ▁R ice ▁- ▁Red ▁be ans ▁and ▁rice ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁d ishes ▁found ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁cook ed ▁in ▁homes ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁throughout ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁area . ▁Red ▁be ans ▁arrived ▁with ▁white ▁French ▁Cre oles ▁from ▁H ait i ▁who ▁escaped ▁H ait i ▁during ▁the ▁slave ▁u pr ising , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁The ▁wonderful ▁ste w ▁of ▁red ▁be ans ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁Car ib bean ▁influence . ▁ ▁R ice ▁and ▁grav y ▁- ▁R ice ▁and ▁grav y ▁d ishes ▁are ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁Cre ole ▁cu is ine ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁brown ▁grav y ▁based ▁on ▁pan ▁dri ppings , ▁which ▁are ▁deg laz ed ▁and ▁sim mer ed ▁with ▁extra ▁season ings ▁and ▁served ▁over ▁ste amed ▁or ▁bo iled ▁rice . ▁The ▁d ish ▁is ▁tradition