Creole Shrimp Scampi

• 1 lb. shrimp, cleaned and shelled
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
• dash of paprika
• 1/4 c. chopped garlic
• 1/4 tsp. parsley
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine (medium heat)
• 1/4 tsp. lemon juice
• 3/4 c. green peppers
• 3/4 c. onion
• 3/4 c. celery
• 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes
• 5 to 6 drops Tabasco sauce
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
• dash of bay leaf
• 1 tsp. sugar

1. In a 2 to 2 1/2 quart pot, cook shrimp, salt, pepper, oil and paprika for 10 minutes.
2. Then add the garlic, parsley, margarine, green peppers, onion, celery and bay leaf.
3. Cook until slightly tender, approximately 4 minutes.
4. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables.
5. Add tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes longer.

shrimp, salt, pepper, cooking oil, paprika, garlic, parsley, butter, lemon juice, green peppers, onion, celery, tomatoes, tabasco sauce, flour, bay leaf, sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=953987 (may not work)