Shrimporee creole

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsCooked shrimp; shelled deveined
3tablespoonsButter or margarine
½cupChopped onion
½cupChopped green pepper
¼cupMinced celery
2Cloves garlic; minced
1tablespoonFlour
1can(1lb.) sliced stewed tomatoes
teaspoonDried thyme
1Bay leaf
½teaspoonSugar
1dashHot pepper sauce
1teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
Several whole allspice
Salt and pepper
Minced parsley
Hot; freshly cooked rice

Directions

Cook shrimp. Remove shells. To make creole sauce, saute onion, green pepper, garlic and celery in butter or margarine until limp; add flour and cook and stir until flour is light tan. Add all other ingredients except parsley and rice and cook until sauce is thickened. Taste for salt and pepper and add more ifneeded. Stir in parsley. Serve over hot, freshly cooked rice. Serves 4.

Recipe by: Imperial Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #683 by L979@... on Jul 21, 1997