Mary's Seafood Gumbo

* Exported from MasterCook *

MARY'S SEAFOOD GUMBO

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Main dish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 lb Okra
2 lg Onions, chopped
1 cn Frozen crabmeat
Salt and pepper to taste
Small amt. oil
3 Tomatoes, or 1 (#2) can
5 lb Deheaded shrimp
6 Crabs (or more)
Tabasco sauce
Garlic, bay leaf & thyme

Use large alumionum pot, not iron. Wash, stem and
cut okra into 1/2" pcs. Season with salt and pepper.
Smother okra in as little oil as possible. When
almost done, add onion. Cook until tender, add
tomatoes. Let simmer, add remaining ingredients and
simer until done. If there is a favorite vegetable of
the South, it is surely okra. Gumbo gets its name
from the Choctaw Indian word 'Kombo' for any thick
soup made with okra.



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