Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 strips bacon
2 medium onions, sliced
1 green pepper, cut in rings
1/2 c. diced celery
1 c. tomatoes
1 tsp. salt
1 c. cooked green peas
2 cans cleaned and deveined shrimp
1 tsp. chili powder
3 c. hot boiled rice

Preparation

Cook bacon until crisp.
Remove from skillet and break into 1/4-inch pieces.
Saute onions in bacon fat until tender.
Add green pepper, celery, tomatoes and salt.
Cook until vegetables are tender and sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.
Add peas, shrimp and chili powder and cook 5 minutes longer.
Add the cooked bacon. Pack rice into a greased 9-inch tube pan.
Carefully turn rice out on a serving platter.
Pour sauce in center and around the ring.
Makes 6 servings.