Seafood Gumbo from Jimmy Fitzmorris

  1. Wash okra and dry it in paper towels.
  2. Remove stem and tips of okra pod and slice into thin pieces.
  3. Into a 10-quart pot, add oil and place okra into it.
  4. On a medium flame, cook okra, stirring constantly until the rope (sticky part) disappears (about 1 hour).
  5. Then add onions to okra and simmer until onions are soft, stirring constantly.
  6. Add tomato sauce, garlic powder, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, salt, pepper and water.
  7. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  8. Reduce the flame and simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
  9. Into a large skillet melt margarine.
  10. Add crabs and shrimp; saute for 10 to 15 minutes.
  11. Remove from the fire and add to okra mixture and simmer for another hour or hour and a half.
  12. Turn off fire and add the crabmeat.
  13. When serving, have gumbo piping hot and ladle into soup bowl over a scoop of cooked rice.

okra, oil, onions, tomato sauce, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, salt, cayenne pepper, water, shrimp, margarine, crabs, crab

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/seafood-gumbo-from-jimmy-fitzmorris-383268 (may not work)

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