Carolyn's Shrimp Creole

• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 can tomatoes
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 2 cans tomato paste
• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 14 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 12 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cans okra
• 2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 1 lb smoked sausage, thinly sliced
• hot, cooked rice

1. In a large stock pot, heat oil until hot, stir in flour.
2. Cook flour stirring often until flour reaches a medium brown color.
3. Add onions, peppers and garlic.
4. Cook until soft.
5. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce& paste, mix well.
6. Cook about 5 minutes.
7. Add salt, water, red& black peppers.
8. Fry sausage in a separate skillet and drain excess fat.
9. Add sausage and okra.
10. Simmer about 1 hour.
11. Add shrimp, cook 15 minutes.
12. Serve with hot cooked rice.

oil, flour, onions, bell pepper, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, salt, red pepper, black pepper, okra, shrimp, sausage

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/carolyns-shrimp-creole-13880 (may not work)