French Quarter Shrimp Creole

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 cup cayenne pepper sauce
• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium skillet; blend in 2 tablespoons flour. add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic; cook and stir over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender and flour mixture is lightly golden.
• 2 stir in tomatoes and hot sauce. heat to boiling. reduce heat to medium-low. cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. stir occasionally. add shrimp. cook 5 minutes or just until shrimp are pink. serve over rice. garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.