Waldine's seafood gumbo
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | tablespoons | Oil |
| 3 | cups | Okra; dice or |
| 2 | Boxes frozen cut okra | |
| ½ | cup | Celery; chop |
| 2 | cloves | Garlic; chop |
| 1 | Green pepper; chop | |
| 2 | bunches | Green onions; chop |
| 2 | tablespoons | Parsley; chop |
| 8 | ounces | Can tomatoes |
| 8 | ounces | Can tomato sauce |
| 1 | Bay leaf; crumble | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Thyme |
| Salt and pepper | ||
| 3 | quarts | Hot water |
| 2 | cups | Raw shrimp; peel, devein |
| 1½ | cup | Crabmeat |
| 3 | Boiled crabs; break in pcs | |
Directions
WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A
Put oil in large heavy pot. Add okra and saute. Add celery, garlic and pepper; cook until light brown. Add green onions and parsley; cook about 2 minutes longer. Add tomatoes and sauce, bay leaf, thyme salt and pepper.
Cook for 5 minutes; stir. Add 1 qt hot water; cook for 20 minutes. Add crabmeat and another quart hot water. Cook 30 minutes. Add remaining water and cook for 1 hour. Add shrimp and boiled crabs about ½ hour before removing from heat. Serve over rice in soup bowls.
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by VGHC42A@... (MRS WALDINE R VAN GEFFEN) on Aug 25, 1997