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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000010.txt from 2005/09

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day...A Tribute
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:10:17 -0400

Enjoy the taste of New Orleans!

Gumbo!

For shrimp and okra gumbo:
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
3 tablespoons of flour
l large chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
5 or 6 cloves, chopped garlic
1 cup of chopped green pepper
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of tomatoes ("Rotel" tomatoes for a spicier taste!)
1 pound, fresh sliced okra (or 2 boxes of frozen sliced okra)
2 pounds of fresh shrimp
2 - 3 cups water
salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
1 bay leaf

For seafood gumbo, add to the above:
1 small can of crabmeat or 3 fresh gumbo crabs
1 jar oysters

Slowly stir the flour into heated oil in a heavy cast iron skillet. Continue
to stir until the flour is dark brown. Add the next 4 ingredients; stir
until onions are clear.
Add tomato sauce. Stir until it gets crumbly or dry. Fry okra in another
skillet until it is no longer sticky or stringy. Add tomatoes and fried okra.
Cook slowly, adding 2 to 3 cups of water--a little at a time. Season with
salt and pepper to taste. Stir in one teaspoon of sugar.
Cook for about an hour on a low fire, stirring occasionally to prevent
sticking to the bottom of pot; adding water if necessary. Add the shrimp and the
bay leaf (and if desired, the oysters and crabmeat).
Cook another 30 minutes to an hour, adding seasoning to taste.
Serve over boiled or steamed rice.

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