Shrimp Creole 1 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 c. green pepper, diced
1/2 c. celery, diced
1 clove garlic, mashed
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
3/4 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 bay leaf
12 oz. frozen shrimp

Preparation

Chop onion, green pepper and celery and mince the garlic. Saute in cooking oil about 5 minutes.
Stir in tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper and spices.
Simmer about 10 minutes.
Add frozen shrimp.
Simmer 5 to 8 minutes.
(If shrimp is raw, simmer until it turns pink.)
Remove bay leaf before serving.
Serve over hot rice.
Serves 4 people.