New Orleans Creole Gumbo

Name: New Orleans Creole Gumbo
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 pot of gumbo, 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

Submitted by CJAY8248

"From my collection of recipes 1970-1984."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 1 pot of gumbo
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

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

directions

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.

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