Shrimp Creole

Serves 8-10

Shrimp Creole is an old favorite and has been around for many years. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I do.

Ingredients
 
 

1/4 cup	Flour
1/4 cup	Olive oil
1 bunch	Green onion, chopped
1 cup	Celery
1 large	Green pepper
2 cloves	Garlic, minced
6 oz can	Tomato Paste
16 oz can	Italian plum tomatoes w/liquid, chopped
8 oz can	Tomato sauce
1 cup	Water
2 tsp	Salt
2 tsp	Fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tsp	Cayenne pepper
3 ea	Bay leaves
2 tsp	Worcestershire
1 tsp	Sugar
1Tbs	Fresh lemon juice
4 lbs	Fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup	Fresh chopped parsley
5 cups	Cooked rice

Directions

Make a dark roux with the olive oil and flour. Add green onions, celery, green pepper and garlic and cook until onions are translucent.

Add tomato sauce, chopped plum tomatoes, tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, sugar, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, Worcestershire and lemon juice, cover and simmer slowly for one hour.

Add shrimp and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes or just until shrimp turns white.

Serve on bed of rice and sprinkle parsley on top.

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