Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. diced celery
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. oil or fat
1 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
black pepper
1 c. water
2 c. canned tomatoes
2 whole bay leaves
1 Tbsp. vinegar
2 c. cooked, peeled shrimp
few drops Tabasco to taste

Preparation

Cook onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in hot oil until tender.
(If garlic clove is used, cook with vegetables; if powder is used, mix with dry ingredients.) Stir in flour, salt, sugar and pepper which have been mixed together.
Add water; simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
Add tomatoes, vinegar and bay leaves. Simmer 15 minutes.
Add shrimp and heat thoroughly.
Serve over hot rice.