Asopao de Camarones

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==Description==
Shrimp gumbo, Puerto Rican style
==Ingredients==
=== Group A ===
* 1 lb fresh- or salt-water shrimp, shelled and deveined
* the juice from a small green lemon (or 2 tbsp bottled lemon extract)
=== Group B ===
* 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
=== Group C ===
* 4 cups water
* 1½ cups raw, uncooked medium rice
* 1 cup potatoes, diced (optional; if using, add more salt)
* 1 red pepper, sliced
==Directions==
# Rinse the shrimp.
# Baste with the lemon extract.
# Let stand.
# Add the salt, cloves and ginger to three cups of water in a deep sauce pan.
# Bring to a boil.
# Sieve through a colander to remove the remnants of the spices.
# In a deep cooking dish, place two tablespoonfuls of olive oil and heat for about one minute.
# Saute onion, pepper and diced cilantro for under a minute, add garlic, tomato and bay leaf, saute another minute.
# Add the water and bring to a boil.
# Add the rice and bring the heat down to medium.
# Cook over medium heat, covered, for around twenty minutes.
# If the pot is not deep enough, it is likely to boil over, so uncover it often, stir, and let some steam out to prevent it.
# Add the shrimp, diced potatoes and red peppers.
# Cook for another ten minutes.
# Serrve hot, preferably with tostones de plátano.
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