Spicy Shrimp

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups julienne celery
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 pounds medium shrimp - peeled and deveined

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat oil in a dutch oven on medium heat. saute celery, onions, and garlic in the dutch oven until the onions are pearly white and the celery has begun to soften.
• mix sugar, flour, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper into the dutch oven. add crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce, both pieces of bay leaf, and hot sauce. bring the mixture to a boil, then turn the heat to low.
• let the mixture simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• approximately 15 minutes before serving, add shrimp to the pot and stir well. if necessary, raise the temperature to medium-low to ensure the is bubbling but not burning. scoop out the bay leaf halves before serving. serve when the shrimp is pink and thoroughly cooked.