Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. onions, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 1 16-oz can tomatoes, cut up
  • 1 8-oz can tomato sauce
  • 1 13-3/4 oz can chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 15-1/2 oz can cut okra, drained
  • 1 7-1/2 oz can crab, drained, chopped and cartilage removed or 2 (4-1/2 oz) cans shrimp, drained
  • 3 c. hot cooked rice

Method

  • In 3 quart saucepan cook onion in butter or margarine till tender but not brown.
  • Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, sugar, pepper, and bay leaf.
  • Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove bay leaf.
  • Add okra, and crab or shrimp; heat through.
  • Serve gumbo over hot cooked rice in soup plates.
  • Serves 6.