Betsy'S Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 c. chopped onions
1 garlic clove, chopped
6 minced green olives
1 can tomatoes
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 to 1 bay leaf
pinch of thyme
1 tsp. chopped parsley or flakes
1 tsp. sugar
1/3 tsp. salt
few grains red pepper (optional)
1/2 c. sliced mushrooms
1/4 c. chili sauce

Preparation

Melt butter.
Add chopped onions, garlic clove and green olives.
Cook 2 minutes in butter.
Add tomatoes, green pepper, bay leaf, thyme, chopped parsley or flakes, sugar, salt, red pepper, sliced mushrooms and chili sauce.
Cook about 1 hour in saucepan.
Sauce can be prepared day or so in advance.
Do not add shrimp until heating to serve.
Add 1 package frozen shrimp and heat through.
Serve over rice.
Yields 4 servings.
Do not add shrimp until just before serving time.