James's Crab & Okra Gumbo
4 x Crab, Hard-Shell
1 lb Shrimp, cooked
1/2 lb Ham, raw
2 tbl Oil
2 tbl Flour
3 slc Bacon
6 oz Tomato paste -or-
14 oz Canned Tomatoes
4 x Scallions
1 sm Garlic Clove, chopped fine
1 1/2 qt Boiling Water
1 lb Okra, cut small
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Cooked Rice *
Method :
Clean the crabs, remove all meat from claws and body, and cut into pieces; each
crab will make 4 to 6 pieces. Shell the shrimp. Cut ham and bacon into small
pieces. Mix the flour and oil in a pot. When brown add bacon and ham.
Cook for a few minutes, and add crab and shrimp. Let this mixture cook until it
becomes a good brown. Add onion and garlic to crab and shrimp.
Pour in water slowly, then add okra, seasonings and tomato paste. Cook slowly,
stirring frequently, about 1 hour, or until it begins to thicken. A lid should
be kept on the pot. Serve hot with dry, cooked rice. If it gets too thick, more
water can be added.
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