Shrimp Creole

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 to 2 lb. cooked shrimp, shelled and deveined or 3 (7 oz.) cans shrimp
  • 1/4 c. butter or margarine
  • 1/2 c. chopped onion
  • 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 c. sliced mushrooms (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. monosodium glutamate
  • bay leaf or pinch of dried basil if desired

Directions

  1. 1
    If using canned shrimp, rinse in cold water and drain.
  2. 2
    Make sauce:
  3. 3
    Cook onion, green pepper and mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes; stir in flour, cook until bubbly.
  4. 4
    Add tomato sauce, salt, MSG, pepper and either bay leaf or dried basil.
  5. 5
    Cook about 10 minutes, toss in shrimp, bring sauce to boil, then simmer 5 minutes until shrimp are heated through.
  6. 6
    Serve over rice.
  7. 7
    Makes 6 servings.
  8. 8
    (To prepare in a casserole:
  9. 9
    Place shrimp in buttered casserole, add sauce, mix well.
  10. 10
    Heat at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through.

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