Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (20 oz.) cans tomatoes
2 small onions, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 lb. butter
1 pinch chili powder
dash of Tabasco
2 Tbsp. sugar (about)
1 bay leaf
dash of cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
5 Tbsp. flour
1 c. water
1 can tomato puree
2 lb. shrimp
1 lemon (peel and all)

Preparation

Saute vegetables in butter.
Add other ingredients, except shrimp and lemon; simmer 2 hours.
Add shrimp during the last 30 minutes and put in whole lemon the last 10 minutes.
Serve with rice and lemon juice.
Serves 6.