Shrimp Creole (Handwritten)

Ingredients

• onions, chopped fine
• celery, chopped fine
• green peppers, chopped fine
• oil
• shrimp
• flour, salt and red pepper (for coating shrimp)
• tomato paste
• boiling water
• rice
• chopped boiled ham
• garlic

Method

1. Brown the onions, celery and green peppers in oil (they should be chopped fine).
2. Brown the shrimp (shake in a sack containing flour, salt and red pepper before dropping in the oil).
3. Add the tomato paste and boiling water.
4. Add the rice. When the rice is soft, add the chopped boiled ham and garlic. Serve immediately.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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