Louisiana Pickers Shrimp With Piquant Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper
• 2 lbs shrimp, cleaned
• 1 slice lemon
• 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 saute the onion and garlic in the oil until lightly browned (preferably in a nonstick saucepan, otherwise you may need more oil).
• 2 lower hear, cover and cook until tender.
• 3 stir in the next 6 ingredients (celery to red pepper).
• 4 simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring continuously.
• 5 add shrimp and lemon slice and cook until shrimp is tender.
• 6 just before serving, add the green onions and parsley.
• 7 serve over hot rice.