Shrimp Creole

This is my grandmother’s recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as our family does.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon roux
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic — chopped
• 1/2 cup onion — chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion — chopped
• 1/2 cup celery — chopped
• 1/3 cup bell pepper — chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley — chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 pounds shrimp — deveined
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 14 ounces can tomatoes — diced
• 6 ounces can tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• dash – hot sauce
• dash – cayenne

Directions

1. Sauté garlic, onion, bell pepper, green onion, celery, and parsley in roux and olive oil until tender.
2. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl and add at once.
3. Simmer for about an hour.
4. Add deveined shrimp.
5. Cook about 15 minutes more.
6. Serve over rice.