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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
- 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.
The word "gumbo" describes a thick soup and is probably derived from a West African word for okra, kingombo. Gumbo stock is thickened in the French fashion with a roux (flour browned in oil), and with okra (introduced from Africa or with file (ground from native sassafras leaves).
Gumbos reflect the essence of the Delta's culture, that from many ingredients and combinations can arise something familiar but new.
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