Shrimp Creole Easy and Fast!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 lb shrimp
• 1 3/4 cups v 8 vegetable juice or tomato juice
• 1 3/4 cups Minute Rice or rice, of your choice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• Old Bay Seasoning (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Sauté onion, celery, and green pepper in butter.

2. 2

   Add shrimp and cook till shrimp is pink.

3. 3

   Add V-8 juice, Worcestershire's sauce, sugar, bay leaf, sprinkle of salt/pepper, and lemon juice.

4. 4

   Add minute rice and remove bay leaf.

5. 5

   Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

6. 6

   If you use other types of rice--you may have to add more liquid and simmer longer of course.

7. 7

   Old bay seasoning may also be added for extra spice.