Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 medium celery, cut in half down the middle and and thinly sliced
  • 12 large onion, chopped
  • 12 medium green pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 12 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 18 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 18 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 cup rice
  • 12 ounces medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 4 ounces clam juice or 4 ounces Clamato juice
  • 34 teaspoon salt (or less, depends on your tastes)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 12 cups water
  • 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In the dutch oven, melt the butter and add the onion, pepper, and celery.
  • Saute 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
  • Add the garlic and spices and saute 1 minute more.
  • Stir frequently to avoid the garlic burning.
  • Add rice, shrimp, clam juice, salt, bay leaf, and water.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Cover and bake 30 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
  • Discard the bay leaf.
  • Serve toped with the tomatoes.