Shrimp Sauce Piquant

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 1/4 cups chopped onions
• 1 1/2 cups chopped green bell peppers
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 3 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1 cup canned tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons minced jalapenos (can be jarred, but soak first to remove vinegar)
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 1/2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 1/4 cups fish stock
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 lbs peeled raw large shrimp
• 4 cups hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a 4-quart non-stick saucepan over high heat; add the onions, bell pepper, and celery and saute for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, jalapeno, bay leaves, ground peppers, and garlic, stirring well; cook about 3 minutes and stir often.
• 3 stir in the stock, sugar and salt and bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer until flavors are married, about 20 minutes, stirring often.
• 5 turn the heat up to high, and when the sauce is boiling, remove from heat.
• 6 add in the shrimp, push them down in the sauce, cover the pan and let sit for 10 minutes.
• 7 remove bay leaves.
• 8 to serve, mound 1/2 cup cooked rice in the center of each serving bowl, then pour about 1/2 cup sauce around the rice and arrange 8 shrimp on the top of the sauce.
• 9 serve with a cool beverage of your choice-- you'll need it!