Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 or 2 large green peppers, cut in chunks
1/2 c. diced onion
1/2 c. celery, cut in 1/2-inch slices
1 clove garlic
2 Tbsp. oil
1 (7 oz.) can imported tomato paste
1 1/2 c. water
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. thyme
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. salt
2 c. cooked and cleaned shrimp

Preparation

Saute peppers, onions,\tcelery\tand garlic in oil until tender.
Stir
in remaining ingredients except shrimp.
Simmer 15 minutes, stirring
occasionally.
Add
shrimp
to sauce and simmer ten minutes.
Serve with rice.