Seafood Gumbo

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. Flour
1/2 Cup Shortening
6 cloves Garlic, chopped
1/2 Cup diced Onion
1/4 Cup chopped Bell Pepper
1/2 Cup chopped Celery
2 lbs. peeled raw large Shrimp
1 (8 oz.) can Tomato Sauce
3 quarts Water
1 lbs. Snow Crab meat or other Claw Crab meat
1/4 bunch chopped Parsley
1/2 tsp. Thyme
3 Bay Leaves
1 8 (oz.) pkg. frozen Okra (also known as gumbo)
1/2 pint Oysters with Juice
Salt and Pepper

Preparation

Make a *roux with the flour and shortening. Add garlic and cook until golden brown. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook until transparent. Add shrimp and tomato sauce, simmer 10 minutes, stir in water, and blend well. Add all other ingredients except okra and oysters. Cook 1 hour, add okra, and cook 20 minutes. Add oysters and cook 10 minutes longer. Serve in a soup bowl over steamed rice.

This Recipe Makes 1 gallon

* Roux - is a mixture of wheat flour and fat. It is the basis for making three of the five mother sauces used in classical French cooking

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