Christmas Gumbo

• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 1/2 c. chopped carrots
• 1/2 c. chopped turnips
• 12 peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 cloves
• 1/4 c. vinegar
• 4 c. cold water
• 4 shavings lemon peel
• 2 lb. washed fish bones, heads, tails, skins and trimmings
• 6 Tbsp. butter
• 6 Tbsp. flour
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped fine
• 1/2 c. green pepper, chopped
• 1 c. okra, sliced thin (fresh or frozen)
• chopped fresh basil and oregano
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 dashes Tabasco sauce
• 1 can tomatoes (with juice) or 1 c. tomato sauce
• 1/2 lb. shrimp (fresh or frozen)
• any available fresh fish

1. Cook together for 10 minutes the butter, onion, celery, carrots and turnips. Add peppercorns, bay leaves, cloves, vinegar, water, lemon peel and fish.

butter, onion, celery, carrots, turnips, peppercorns, bay leaves, cloves, vinegar, cold water, fish, butter, flour, yellow onion, green pepper, okra, fresh basil, salt, tabasco sauce, tomatoes, shrimp, fresh fish

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=659683 (may not work)