Big Ed's Cajun Shrimp Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 cups tomato cocktail juice
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
• 3/4 lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. saute green bell pepper, onions, and garlic until tender.
• 2 stir in vegetable juice, clam juice, and water.
• 3 season with thyme, basil, red pepper, bay leaf, and salt.
• 4 bring to a boil, and stir in rice. reduce heat, and cover.
• 5 simmer 15 minutes, until rice is tender.
• 6 stir in shrimp, and cook 5 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque.
• 7 remove the bay leaf, and season with hot sauce.
• 8 serves 6.