Mississippi Seafood Gumbo Recipe

• 1/3 c. flour
• 2 tbsp. oil or possibly bacon drippings
• 3 lg. minced onion
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 lg. green pepper, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 (10 ounce.) frzn okra
• 2 tbsp. gumbo file
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Dash of Tabasco
• 2 (16 ounce.) cans tomatoes
• 3 pound peeled, raw shrimp
• 1 pound crab meat or possibly 6-8 crab bodies, cooked
• Cooked rice

1. Heat oil in large pot.
2. Add in flour and brown slowly till a dark roux has been made.
3. Add in 1 c. of water to thin roux.
4. Add in onion, celery, pepper and garlic; brown.
5. Add in okra.
6. Continue to brown mix very slowly for about an hour.
7. Add in file, oregano, salt, pepper, Tabasco and tomatoes.
8. Cook for 4 hrs.
9. Add in shrimp and crab meat, cook slowly for 2 hrs.
10. Serve over rice in large bowl.
11. Serves 6-8.
12. May be prepared several days ahead.
13. Freezes well.

flour, oil, onion, celery, green pepper, garlic, okra, gumbo file, oregano, salt, tomatoes, shrimp, crab meat, rice

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/mississippi-seafood-gumbo-52123 (may not work)