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fat okra onion flour salt green pepper bay leaves parsley thyme tomato sauce shrimp crab oysters water
Viewed: 58 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 3 tablespoons fat
- 2 1/2 cups okra, sliced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup shrimp, cleaned
- 1 cup crab, picked over
- 1 pint small oysters with liquor
- 2 quarts hot water
Method
- Melt fat.
- Add okra and onion and fry until soft.
- Sprinkle with flour and salt.
- Mix well.
- Add green pepper, bay leaves, parsley, thyme, tomato sauce, shrimp, crab, oysters with liquor, and hot water.
- Mix well and cook slowly for 1 hour. Gumbo will be thick and dark.
- Serve in bowl with cooked rice.
