*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           CREOLE SEAFOOD GUMBO

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Stews                            Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4   c            Butter -- or margarine
   2       tb           Flour
   2       c            Liquid -- (water/seafood
                        -liquor)
   2       c            Okra, cut
   2       c            Tomato -- peeled & cubed
   1       lg           Onion -- chopped
   1       sm           Bell pepper, green -- chopped
   1       t            Tabasco sauce
     1/8   ts           Thyme
   1                    Bay leave
   2       c            Shrimp, crabmeat, oyster
                        -combo
   3       c            Rice -- hot cooked

  Make a dark roux of the butter and flour over low
  heat, stirring constantly. Add liquid, okra, tomatoes,
  onion, pepper, Tabasco, thyme and bay leaf; bring to a
  boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring
  frequently.  Add seafood and cook, covered, 10 to 15
  minutes longer. Remove bay leaf and serve in soup
  bowls with mound of hot rice in center.
 


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