Busters Recipes

Shrimp Creole

15 oz. can chopped tomatoes with their liquid
6 oz. can tomato paste
2 cups chicken stock
1-2 onions, chopped
2-3 green bell peppers, cored, seeded, and chopped
2-3 ribs celery, chopped
2-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp. paprika
Hot sauce to taste
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1-1/2 to 2 lbs. shrimp, peeled and deveined Cooked white rice for garnish Chopped scallions (spring onions), green and white parts, finely chopped for garnish

Combine the tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken stock, vegetables, and seasonings in a pot or slow cooker. Cover tightly and bake at 300, or simmer over a very low flame on the stove top, or cook in the slow cooker set on high, for 2 to 3 hours. Add the shrimp and cook until firm and opaque, about 5 minutes. Serve over white rice and garnish with chopped scallions.