Shrimp Soup

Name: Shrimp Soup
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 1/2 c. chopped onion; 1 medium clove garlic, minced; 1 can whole tomatoes, cut up; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 1/4 tsp. liquid red pepper (Tabasco); 1/2 tsp. black pepper; 1 medium bay leaf; 1 large carrot, thinly sliced; 2 medium celery stalks, sliced; 2 medium potatoes, cubed; 2 tsp. salt; 2 cans shrimp or 1 pkg. precooked shrimp

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 medium clove garlic, minced
1 can whole tomatoes, cut up
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1/4 tsp. liquid red pepper (Tabasco)
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 medium bay leaf
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
2 medium celery stalks, sliced
2 medium potatoes, cubed
2 tsp. salt
2 cans shrimp or 1 pkg. precooked shrimp

Directions

1

Fry bacon until crisp, drain and crumble.
2

Saute onion and garlic in bacon drippings.
3

Add tomatoes and liquid.
4

Add remaining ingredients, except shrimp.
5

Cook to boiling point, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes, with pot covered.
6

Add shrimp and cook until heated through.
7

Garnish servings with crumbled bacon (1/3 cup dry white wine may be added before serving). Yields 4 servings.