Shrimp Soup Orleans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 oz. tomato juice
4 c. chicken stock
1/3 c. white wine
1/2 c. diced tomatoes
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/4 tsp. coarse ground black pepper
1 tsp. sweet basil
1/4 tsp. tarragon
1/8 tsp. paprika
1 bay leaf
5 to 10 drops Tabasco sauce, to taste
1 lb. small shrimp, (raw) out of shell

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except shrimp in a stockpot and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to simmer.
Add shrimp 5 minutes before serving.
As soon as they are pink and firm, soup is ready.
Serve with French bread.
Serves 4.