Hotel Galvez Shrimp Creole

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pounds bacon, diced into 1/4 inch pieces
• 2 large yellow onions, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 large green bell peppers, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 bunch celery, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
• 12 1/2 cups tomato puree
• 1 (46 ounce can tomato juice
• 1 pint water
• 3 bay leaves
• Salt and pepper
• 5 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined (if frozen, thaw)
• 1 pound cooked rice

Instructions

1. Sauté bacon until crisp. Do not drain.
2. Add vegetables and sauté until soft.
3. Add tomato puree, juice, water and spices. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
4. Salt and pepper to taste.
5. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp are done (about 10 to 12 minutes).
6. Serve over bed of rice.

Attribution

Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas