Shrimp Creole on BakeSpace.com

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of cleaned, deveined 36/40 shrimp;
• 1 lb cleaned, deveined 70/90 shrimp;
• 2 cups diced bell pepper;
• 1 cup chopped celery;
• 3 tbs of oil;
• 3 cups chopped onion;
• 3 tbs butter;
• 4 tbs tomato paste;
• 2 tbs chopped garlic;
• 2 tsp paprika;
• 2 tsp thyme leaves;
• 1 tsp black pepper;
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper;
• 2 tsp salt;
• 2 bay leaves;
• 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) of diced tomatoes with liquid;
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth;
• 2 tbs dried parsley;
• 2 tsp sugar;
• 2 tbs butter;
• 1 1/2 tbs all purpose flour;
• 1/2 tbs salt;
• 1/4 tsp black pepper;
• 1 tbs thyme leaves;
• 2 tbs fresh lemon juice