Creole Shrimp and Rice

Ingredients:

1	cup	Water Maid® Medium Grain Rice or River® White Rice
1/4	cup	vegetable oil
1		onion, diced
1		green bell pepper, diced
2	each	celery, chopped
1		crushed bay leaf
2	cups	frozen okra
1	lb	medium shrimp, deveined and cleaned
2	cans	(15 oz.) tomato sauce
2	tsps	sugar
1	tsp	salt

Directions:

Prepare rice according to package directions. Sauté onion, green pepper, celery, bay leaf and okra in oil for 5 minutes. Add shrimp, sauté for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, sugar, and salt. Bring mixture to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Recipe Tip: Do you have a rice cooker? To prepare the rice for this dish … Add white rice and water to the inner pot of your Aroma® Rice Cooker. Press the Cook Switch or set to White Rice. When the rice cooker beeps, the rice will be kept warm and ready for this delicious Cajun favorite dish.