Shrimp Creole

Recipe Ingredients

3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter or margarine
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
6 tablespoons	90ml	Flour
1		Tomato sauce - (16 oz)
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped onions
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Chopped celery
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Chopped bell pepper
6		Garlic cloves - chopped
1/2 cup	118ml	Hot water
		Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Sugar
4		Bay leaves
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped green onions
		Cayenne pepper - to taste
		Salt - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Melt butter in a heavy pot and add vegetable oil. Saute onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and green onions until soft (approximately 5 minutes). Add flour and blend well. Add bay leaf, lemon juice, tomato sauce, hot water and sugar and stir.

Cook over medium heat for approximately 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. Add shrimp and cook for 30 minutes longer. Serve hot.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Source:
New York Seafood Council at http://www.nyseafood.org

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