Creole Seafood Gumbo

* Exported from MasterCook *

CREOLE SEAFOOD GUMBO

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Stews Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 c Butter -- or margarine
2 tb Flour
2 c Liquid -- (water/seafood
-liquor)
2 c Okra, cut
2 c Tomato -- peeled & cubed
1 lg Onion -- chopped
1 sm Bell pepper, green -- chopped
1 t Tabasco sauce
1/8 ts Thyme
1 Bay leave
2 c Shrimp, crabmeat, oyster
-combo
3 c Rice -- hot cooked

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.



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