Creole Shrimp & Rice With Tomatoes & Vegetables

The meal I fixed today would have been a Sunday dinner but  I am going out to dinner tomorrow and fixed it for tonight.

I made this my way. I like big chunky vegetables and added a couple of spices and wine that is not common in this dish but worked very well.

Here is what I made:

Ingredients:

1/4 to 1/2 pound  of raw devained and cleaned shrimp

 1 celery rib, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

1 small green pepper, chopped

 1 tablespoon olive oil

 1 garlic clove, minced

  1/8 teaspoon chili power

  1/8 teaspoon onion powder 

 1/4 teaspoon cayenne      

 12 drops of hot sauce

 1 cup rice   

   1/4  red wine

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 cup tomato sauce 

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon of Italian seasonings

1 teaspoon of sugar

Directions:

1.  First coat pan with olive oil and add the vegetables  and cook for a few minutes along with the spices cook  until crispy tender

2. Add the shrimp and the wine and steam until the shrimp is pink

3. Removed the vegetables and shrimp and set aside

4 add  the can of tomatoes and sauce to the pan with the drippings from the vegetables 

stir in a teaspoon of sugar and  the hot sauce then add the cup of rice and bring to a boil

then put the cover on the pan and simmer for twenty minutes. 

5. When rice is cooked put the vegetables and shrimp back in the pan with the rice cover and allow to warm then its ready  to serve.

I checked today when I went to the store  the shrimp  would cost a couple of dollars. Quite reasonable.