Seafood Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small stalk celery, chopped
1 bay leaf, crushed
1 tsp. snipped parsley
1 tsp. salt (if desired)
1/8 tsp. cayenne red pepper
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
2 c. water
1 c. cleaned cooked shrimp
1 c. cooked scallions
1 c. crabmeat
3 c. hot cooked rice

Preparation

Cook and stir onion in margarine (or butter) in 2-quart saucepan until onion is tender.
Stir in remaining ingredients except shrimp and rice.
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
Stir in seafood; heat through.
Serve over rice.
Makes 8 servings.