Creole seafood gumbo from tony burke

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupButter or margarine
2tablespoonsFlour,all-purpose
2cupsLiquid(water/seafood juice)
2cupsCut okra
2cupsPeeled,cubed tomatoes
1Large onion,chopped
1Small green bell pepper,chop
1teaspoonTabasco sauce
teaspoonThyme
1Bay leave
2cupsShrimp,crabmeat,oyster combo
3cupsHot cooked rice

Directions

1. Melt butter in large saucepan; blend in flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until dark brown.

2. Add liquid, okra, tomatoes, onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

3. Add seafood and cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

4. Remove bay leaf and serve in soup bowls with mound of hot rice in center.