Kat's Seafood Gumbo
1/2 cup Salad oil
1/2 cup Flour
1 lrg Onion, chopped
2 x Cloves garlic, (up TO 3)
1 can (16 oz) of tomatoes
1/2 lb Okra
Oil for frying okra
2 qt Hot water
3 1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Red pepper
1 x Bay leaf
1/4 tsp Thyme
8 x Allspice berries, (up TO 10)
Few grains of chili pepper
2 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 lb Lump crab meaat
1 pt Oysters
1/2 cup Chopped green onion
1/2 cup Chopped parsley
Method :
2. My cousin, Cindy Dawson, gets the credit for this one (which I will be having
Saturday). Nothing better on a cold night.
First you make a roux - very dark - in a large heavy pot. Add onions and garlic.
Cook slowly until onions are transparent. Add tomatoes and cook on low heat
until oil rises to the top (appx. 30 minutes), stirring frequently. In separate
skillet, fry okra in oil on moderately high heat, stirring constantly until okra
is no longer stringy. Add okra to other mixture, stir and simmer about 10
minutes. Add water, salt and pepper.
Simmer partially covered for 45 minutes. Add other seasoning and simmer
additional 20 minutes. Add shrimp, simmer 15 minutes. Add crabmeat, simmer 15
minutes. Add oysters during last 5 minutes of cooking. Taste for seasoning.
Remove from fire and add green onions and parsley. Serve over hot rice.
Serves 8 - 10.
Potatoe Salad goes great with this!
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