Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 to 2 lb. cooked shrimp, shelled and deveined or 3 (7 oz.) cans shrimp
  • 1/4 c. butter or margarine
  • 1/2 c. chopped onion
  • 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 c. sliced mushrooms (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. monosodium glutamate
  • bay leaf or pinch of dried basil if desired

Method

  • If using canned shrimp, rinse in cold water and drain.
  • Make sauce:
  • Cook onion, green pepper and mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes; stir in flour, cook until bubbly.
  • Add tomato sauce, salt, MSG, pepper and either bay leaf or dried basil.
  • Cook about 10 minutes, toss in shrimp, bring sauce to boil, then simmer 5 minutes until shrimp are heated through.
  • Serve over rice.
  • Makes 6 servings.
  • (To prepare in a casserole:
  • Place shrimp in buttered casserole, add sauce, mix well.
  • Heat at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through.