Willie Mae's Shrimp Stew

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 2 russet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper
• 2 lbs shrimp, uncooked, shelled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 slice the potatoes lengthwise into quarters, then slice each quarter into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• 2 in a medium pot, add potatoes and fill with enough cold water to cover the potatoes completely.
• 3 place on stove over medium high heat, bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes until potatoes are slightly tender.
• 4 strain the potatoes and set aside.
• 5 in a large sauté pan over a medium high heat add olive oil, celery, onion, green pepper and green onions and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring until vegetables soften. add garlic and cook another minute.
• 6 blend in tomato paste, tomato puree, fresh tomatoes, 1 cup water, cayenne and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer very slowly, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
• 8 add parsley, potoatoes and uncooked, shelled, deveined shrimp and continue to cook over low heat for about 7 minutes, just until shrimp turn pink.
• 9 taste and adjust seasonings accordingly.
• 10 serve hot over rice.