| 2/3 | c | Vegetable oil |
| 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 1 3/4 | c | Thinly sliced scallions |
| 1/3 | c | Chopped celery |
| 1 | c | Chopped onion |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped green pepper |
| 4 | ts | Finely minced garlic |
| 3 | tb | Finely minced fresh parsley |
| 1 | lb | Can whole peeled tomatoes; drained |
| 1 | tb | Minced chives |
| 4 | tb | Dry red wine |
| 8 | oz | Tomato sauce |
| 2 | lb | Whole fresh shrimp; peeled & deveined |
| 4 | | Whole bay leaves; crushed |
| 6 | | Whole allspice |
| 2 | | -(up to) |
| 6 | | Whole cloves |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | | -(up to) |
| 3 | ts | Ground black pepper |
| 1 | tb | Cayenne pepper |
| 1 | | -(up to) |
| 3 | ts | Chili powder |
| 1/4 | ts | Mace |
| 1/4 | ts | Dried basil |
| 1/2 | ts | Dried thyme |
| 4 | ts | Fresh lemon juice |
| 2 | c | Water |
| 2 | tb | Hot sauce of choice; or more |
