Shrimp Creole

2 lbs shrimp (peeled and deveined)

1/2 cup chopped onions

1/2 cup chopped green onions

1/2 cup chopped celery

1 bell chopped pepper

1/4 cup chopped parsley

8 Tbsp. flour

1 small can tomatoes 

1/2 stick margarine

2 bay leaves

salt and pepper to taste

Saute onions, green onions, celery and bell pepper in margarine until tender. 

Add flour and mix well. Add tomato with all the liquid and continue cooking until it thickens. 

Add bay leaves, salt and pepper. 

Simmer 20 minutes and add water if needed. 

It should be very thick. Add shrimp and cook about 10 minutes. 

Add parsley and stir. Serve over rice. This makes 6 servings.

From Alice Ann (Poirrier) Broussard

"You follow a recipe when you bake, for everything else a recipe is a suggestion." 
Emeril Lagasse