Puerto Rican Shrimp Recipe in a Tomato Based Sauce

Ingredients (11)

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tablespoons sofrito ( homemade sofrito is best)
• 2 bay laurel leaves
• 5 to 10 Spanish Manzanilla olives (pitted stuffed with pimentos)
• 1/4 pound smoked cooked ham (diced fine)
• 1 packet sazón (or a tablespoon of annatto/achiote oil)
• 1 cup seasoned tomato sauce (canned or homemade)
• 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) seasoned stewed tomatoes
• 1 pound raw shrimp (medium size, peeled and clean)
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste