Crab Gumbo

Ingredients

• two ounces of butter
• one chopped onion
• one chopped green pepper
• two quarts of fish broth
• one-half cup of rice
• three peeled tomatoes
• one spoonful of Worcestershire sauce
• the meat of two whole crabs
• a can of okra

Method

1. 1

   Simmer butter, onion, and green pepper until done.

2. 2

   Add broth and rice, boil slowly for 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Add tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, crab meat, and okra.

4. 4

   Cook slowly for 20 minutes, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with parsley.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 163. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Crab Gumbo. Put two ounces of butter, one chopped onion and one chopped green pepper in a casserole and simmer until done. Then add two quarts of fish broth and one-half cup of rice, and boil very slowly for fifteen minutes. Then add three peeled tomatoes cut in small dices, one spoonful of Worcestershire sauce, the meat of two whole crabs, and a can of okra

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