"Sandy's Recipe Room"

ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
http://www.wwnet.net/~joejean/reciperoom.

Shrimp Homestead
(from the Houston Junior League Cookbook)

Ingredients

2 pounds raw, jumbo shrimp

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup flour

2 tablespoons chopped onion

2 tablespoons chopped green pepper

1 tablespoon chopped celery

Butter

1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic

2 sprigs parsley, finely chopped

1 cup peeled and chopped, fresh tomatoes

3/4 cup dry white wine

2 cups bottled clam broth

Salt and pepper

1 sprig thyme, or 1/4 teaspoon powdered thyme

2 bay leaves

Directions

Shell and devein shrimp.

Make a roux with shortening and flour.

Sauté onion, green pepper, celery in small amount of butter; add to roux.

Add garlic, parsley, tomatoes, shrimp, wine, claim broth, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaves.

Simmer 20 minutes. Correct seasonings.

Serve over rice.

Serves 6

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