Seafood gumbo #3

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6tablespoonsButter
6tablespoonsAll-purpose flour
½cupDiced celery
1smallRed or green pepper; diced
1Medium-size onion; chopped (up to)
2Cloves garlic; minced
quartFish stock
3cupsCanned tomatoes; chopped
6ouncesCrabmeat; cleaned
½poundsSmall shrimp
1teaspoonThyme
½teaspoonCayenne powder
¼teaspoonBlack pepper
1Bay leaf
1cupSliced okra
1tablespoonGumbo file

Directions

Melt butter in 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add flour & stir frequently until roux becomes even chocolate brown w/out burning, about 20 minutes. Add celery, pepper, & onion to mixture. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Add garlic & stir. Add fish stock, tomatoes, crab, shrimp, thyme, cayenne, black pepper, bay leaf, & okra. Return to simmer & cook until okra is tender, 45 minutes. Mix gumbo file with a little water to make paste. Turn off heat under soup & stir file in. Remove bay leaf. Allow to sit a few minutes before serving.

KING'S WHARF

MARRIOTT'S LINCOLNSHIRE RESORT, LINCOLNSHIRE WINE:CHARDONNAY 78 From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of American recipes>, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .