Carolyn's Shrimp Creole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 can tomato
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 2 cans tomato paste
• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cans okra
• 2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 1 lb smoked sausage, thinly sliced
• hot, cooked rice

Recipe

• 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.