Creole Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped stewed tomatoes
1/8 cup tomato sauce
6 tablespoons minced onion
6 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 clove crushed garlic
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
7 ounces frozen, peeled and deveined shrimp

Preparation

Melt bacon fat in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook until browned, stirring constantly to make a brown roux (see Editor's Note). Stir tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced onion, green pepper, parsley, garlic, water, salt and pepper into the roux. Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add shrimp to mixture and cook until the shrimp turn pink, and have turned opaque in the center.