Creole Shrimp

Directions

Ingredients :

3 tablespoons rendered bacon fat

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups chopped stewed tomatoes

⅛ cup tomato sauce

6 tablespoons minced onion

6 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper

1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 clove crushed garlic

1 ½ cups hot water

2 teaspoons salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

7 ounces frozen

peeled and deveined shrimp

Methods :

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.