Mom'S Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. cleaned raw shrimp
1/4 c. oil
2 thinly sliced onions
1 c. chopped celery
1 chopped green pepper
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes
1 bay leaf (throw away after sauce is made)
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
cooked rice

Preparation

Put shrimp in kettle of boiling water.
Simmer 5 minutes. Drain.
Saute onions, pepper and celery in oil until tender.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer 45 minutes.
Add shrimp; heat thoroughly and serve over rice.