Shrimp Creole

• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 medium green peppers, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons fresh snipped parsley (or 2 tsp dried)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 whole bay leaves, crushed in hand to release flavor
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled,deveined and raw
• 3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• Tabasco sauce

1. In a Dutch oven, cook and stir onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in butter until onion is tender.
2. Remove from heat; stir in tomato sauce, water and seasonings.
3. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
4. Place shrimp on top of liquid in pot.
5. Heat to boiling, cover and cook about 10 minutes until shrimp are opaque and tender.
6. Stir all.
7. Serve over hot rice, top with green onions and pass the Tobasco!

onions, celery, green peppers, garlic, butter, tomato sauce, water, fresh snipped parsley, salt, red cayenne pepper, thyme, bay leaves, shrimp, hot cooked, green onion, tabasco sauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-creole-39695 (may not work)