New Orleans Gumbo Recipe

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Category:	Category: MAIN DISHES

Ingredients:	Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. file 1 c. chopped onion 1 lb. okra 1 c. chopped celery 3 c. raw shrimp, diced and peeled 2 doz. oysters 2 c. canned tomatoes, drained (save liquid) 5 bay leaves salt and pepper cayenne or pepper sauce 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley 4 Tbsp. flour 4 Tbsp. butter 5 c. hot water 1 doz. crab, scalded, shell and legs removed and body cut in pieces

Directions:	Directions: Melt butter in saucepan; add flour. Saute onion and celery until light brown. Add okra and cook 30 minutes until it ceases to rope, stirring often. Stir in tomatoes and gradually add hot water and 1 cup of tomato liquid. Add bay leaves, crab, shrimp, oysters, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring often. The file powder is stirred into gumbo just before serving. Do not cook after the file has been added. Serve over rice.

Number Of Servings:	Number Of Servings: 8-10

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