Creole gumbo recipe

Recipe ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (16 ounce) cut up tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces crab meat
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 cup sliced okra
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 pound cooked, cleaned shrimp
• 1 tablespoon file powder

Recipe method

• Mix flour and butter and brown flour.
• Stir in the onion and garlic.
• Cook until onion is tender, but not brown.
• Stir in tomatoes, oregano, green pepper, okra, bay leaves, thyme and Tabasco sauce.
• Add water and salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer covered, for about 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Stir in shrimp and crab meat and heat through.
• Remove from heat.
• Blend moderate amount of hot gumbo into the file powder.
• Add to gumbo.
• Serve over rice.

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Creole gumbo recipe