SHRIMP CREOLE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Peel and rinse shrimp and save shells for stock*** Heat fat or oil Add 1 cup onions and cook high 3 min. Lower heat and cook 5 min more stirring frequently Add remaining onions, celery, bell peppers and butter. Cook on high till bell peppers and celery start to get tender about 5 min,Stirring frequently. Add garlic, bay leaf, salt and peppers, thyme, basil, Tobasco, chopped Tomatoes and 1/2 cup stock Cook 5 min to allow seasonings to marry, stirring frequently Add Tomato sauce, cook 5 min Add stock and sugar and simmer for 15 min stirring occasionaly. You can cool and refridgerate sauce now and save for next day, or if serving immediatly turn off heat, add shrimp and cover and let sit till shrimp are firm and pink. (5 to 10 min.) To serve: Put rice in mound in center of plate and add about 1 cup of Shrimp Creole around the mound of rice. Goes well with French Bread and Red Wine or glass of Beer!