Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 (14 oz.) can tomato puree
3 bay leaves
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. white cooking wine
1/2 lb. fresh, large shrimp, in shells, or 1 lb. small shrimp in shells
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Melt butter in a saucepan.
Add onion, green pepper and celery and saute until vegetables are soft.
Add tomatoes, puree, spices, sugar, wine and shrimp.
(Shrimp cooked in shells have extra flavor from a thin layer of fat between shells and the meat.) Cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
Makes about 8 cups.
Can be served over rice.