Southern-Style Creamy Shrimp Over Rice

• 6 cups cooked white rice, kept warm
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 ounces evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 16 ounces frozen cooked shrimp, peeled and thawed
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add celery, green pepper, onion, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in flour.
4. Gradually stir in evaporated milk, water and tomato paste.
5. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just comes to a boil.
6. Cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture slightly thickens.
7. Stir in shrimp, parsley, seasoning, salt and hot pepper sauce.
8. Cook until heated through.
9. Serve over rice.

white rice, butter, celery, green bell pepper, onion, garlic, flour, milk, water, tomato paste, shrimp, fresh parsley, bay seasoning, salt, hot pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/southern-style-creamy-shrimp-over-rice-211171 (may not work)