Shrimp Creole - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lbs small shrimp, shelled,reserving the shells,and deveined
    1/4 cup butter
    2 cloves garlic, halved
    1/3 cup finely chopped onion
    1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
    1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
    3 ounces chopped mushrooms
    1/4 cup finely chopped celery
    2 teaspoons sweet paprika
    3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    2 tablespoons sour cream
    1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, to taste
    rice, ring (recipe is in my cookbook)
    1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
Preparation
    Rinse shrimp well and pat dry on paper towels.
    In a bowl, rinse reserved shells well in several changes of water, drain them in a colander.
    Combine them with 2 cups water in a saucepan.
    Bring to boil and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
    Strain broth through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel (there should be about 1 1/4 cups of broth, if not, add enough water to measure, or reduce).
    Reserve.
    In a large skillet, melt 2 tblsps butter over moderately-low heat and in it cook the garlic, stirring, until it is pale golden.
    Discard garlic and add shrimp to the oil.
    Cook over moderate heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until barely pink, but not cooked through.
    Transfer shrimp to a bowl, add remaining 2 tblsps of butter to the skillet and cook onion, peppers, mushrooms and celery, stirring, for 5 minutes.
    Add paprika and flour and cook over moderately-low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
    Stir in tomato paste and reserved shrimp broth and bring to boil.
    Add shrimp mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until shrimp are cooked through.
    Stir in sour cream and Tabasco.
    Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring, and season with salt and pepper (may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat in skillet over moderately-low heat, stirring, until heated through, but do not let boil.) Spoon Shrimp Creole in center and around edge of rice ring and garnish with parsley.

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