Asopao de Camarones Recipe - Puerto Rican Shrimp Stew

Ingredients

• 1 lb (454 g) fresh- or salt-water shrimp, shelled and deveined
• the juice from a small green lemon (or 2 tbsp bottled lemon extract)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium-sized onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 2 tbsp crushed garlic
• 1 cup (1 small) tomato, diced
• 2 tsp cilantro leaves, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• salt to taste (just a pinch for salt-water shrimp, about 1 tsp for fresh-water shrimp)
• cloves to taste
• ginger to taste
• 4 cups water
• 1.5 cups raw, uncooked medium rice
• 1 cup potatoes, diced (optional; if using, add more salt)
• 1 red pepper, sliced