Cullen's Seafood Gumbo
1/4 cup Butter, or margarine
2 tbl Flour
2 cup Liquid, (water/seafood liquor)
2 cup Okra, cut
2 cup Tomato, peeled & cubed
1 lrg Onion, chopped
1 sm Bell pepper, green, chopped
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/8 tsp Thyme
1 x Bay leave
2 cup Shrimp, crabmeat, oyster combo
3 cup Rice, hot cooked
Method :
Make a dark roux of the butter and flour over low heat, stirring constantly. Add
liquid, okra, tomatoes, onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a
boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Add seafood and
cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Remove bay leaf and serve in soup bowls
with mound of hot rice in center.