Dinner for two? This Creole shrimp recipe serves two. Spicy Creole shrimp is usually served over hot white rice, but is good over linguine also.

Ingredients

1 lb medium shrimp, shelled and veins removed
4 tblspn sweet butter
1 tblspn flour
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup green pepper
1/4 tspn cayenne pepper
1/2 tspn paprika
1 whole bay leave
3/4 cup chopped onion
1-14 or 15 oz can stewed tomatoes
1/8 tspn thyme
1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
2 tspn parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking oil for shrimp

Directions

Melt butter in large pan and cook onions and green pepper medium heat until the green pepper is soft. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp loses pink color. Sprinkle flour in hot pan, add water and stir to make roux. Add remaining ingredients pan, stir, cover and simmer for 1/2 hour. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with hot white rice or linguine.

Hint
*Good served over hot split biscuit with a small green salad
*This recipe is easily doubled.