Schumann's seafood gumbo

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6tablespoonsFlour, leveled
6Cloves garlic, chopped
1⅜cupChopped bell pepper
3poundsUnpeeled shrimp
1smallCan tomato sauce
¼Bunch parsley, chopped
½teaspoonTabasco sauce
2poundsSelected okra
Salt & pepper to taste
½cupShortening
½cupDiced onion
½cupChopped celery
3quartsWater
1poundsCrabmeat
½teaspoonThyme
3Bay leaf
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce

Directions

Boil shrimp in salted water for 5 min.; save stock. Clean shrimp and set aside. Cut okra into thin rounds and brown in shortening.

Do not scorch. In another pan, make a roux with flour and shortening. Add garlic and cook until golden brown. Add onion, bell pepper, celery and parsley. Cook until transparent. Add tomato sauce, simmer 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp stock and blend well. Add thyme and bay leaves, cook 1 hour. Last 20 minutes, add shrimp, crab, salt, pepper, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce and okra. Cover pot and allow to simmer gently at least 1 hour.