Shrimp Etouffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
2 large onions
6 cloves garlic
2 stalks celery
1 (10 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 bell peppers
2 sprigs parsley
2 cans Ro-Tel tomatoes
1 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 bunch green onions
2 lb. peeled, deveined shrimp
salt, red pepper and black pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. basil

Preparation

Melt butter and add onions, garlic, celery and bell peppers. Simmer until onions turn yellow.
Add tomato sauce, Ro-Tel tomatoes and sugar.
Simmer 1 hour.
Add green onions, thyme, basil and shrimp; cook for 15 minutes.
Season to taste with salt, red pepper and black pepper.
Then top with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.
Serve over cooked rice.