Creole Shrimp

By á-2440

Main Dish

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped stewed tomatoes
• 1/8 cup tomato sauce
• 6 tablespoons minced onion
• 6 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 7 ounces frozen, peeled and deveined shrimp

Preparation

Step 1

1.Melt bacon fat in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook until browned, stirring constantly to make a brown roux (see Editor's Note). Stir tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced onion, green pepper, parsley, garlic, water, salt and pepper into the roux. Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add shrimp to mixture and cook until the shrimp turn pink, and have turned opaque in the center.