Suggested Recipes Kidney Bean Recipe

Shrimp and Red Kidney Creole

Ingredients

2 large onions, chopped

2 cups celery, chopped

1 green bell pepper, cut in strips

1-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/4 cup butter or oil

2 tbsp flour

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika

1 - 16 oz can tomato sauce

1 bay leaf, broken

Hot pepper to taste

1 - 15 oz can dark red kidney beans, drained

1 lb medium cooked shrimp (remove tails)

6-8 cups cooked rice

Directions

Creole Sauce
Sauté onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in oil about 5 minutes. Combine flour, sugar, salt and paprika in a small bowl; sprinkle over vegetables. Add rest of ingredients and cook, stirring until slightly thickened. Cover and simmer 20 to 30 minutes. (Add a little water is it gets too thick.)

1 2/3 cups drained red kidney beans, cooked or canned (one 16 oz. can)
1 pound medium cooked shrimp (remove tails)
6-8 cups cooked rice

About 20 minutes before serving, drain and rinse beans. Add beans and peeled and deveined shrimp to Creole sauce. Heat slowly but thoroughly. Serve on bed of hot rice.