Commander's Palace Seafood Gumbo
6 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup shortening
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup diced onion
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 pounds peeled raw shrimp
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 quarts water
1 pound claw crabmeat
1/4 bunch parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon thyme
3 bay leaves
1 (8 ounce) package frozen okra
1/2 pint oysters with juice
Salt and pepper
Make a roux with the flour and shortening. Add garlic and cook until
golden brown. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook until
transparent. Add shrimp and tomato sauce, simmer 10 minutes, stir in
water, and blend well. Add all other ingredients except okra and
oysters. Cook for 1 hour.
Add okra, and cook 20 minutes. Add oysters and cook 10 minutes
longer.
Serve in a soup bowl over steamed rice.
Makes 1 gallon. |