Mama's Gumbo

Ingredients

• 2% pounds shelled shrimp
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 pound crab meat
• * stalk celery
• % bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• * cup parsley
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large dry onion
• 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 pounds okra cut in small pieces
• lestquarts water

Method

1. 1

   Cook vegetables with 2 tablespoons oil until sautéed.

2. 2

   Add vegetables, water and tomato sauce; let boil for 50 minutes.

3. 3

   Brown flour in skillet.

4. 4

   Add browned flour to mixture and okra.

5. 5

   Cook about 20 minutes over medium heat.

6. 6

   Last, add 0.5 cup rice.

7. 7

   Cook about 15 more minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Shallowford cookery (1951) by Marie Koury, page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mama's Gumbo 2% pounds shelled shrimp 1 can tomato sauce 1 pound crab meat salt to taste * stalk celery pepper to taste % bell pepper 1 teaspoon oregano * cup parsley 2 tablespoons oil * bunch green onions lestquarts water 1 large dry onion 3/4 cups flour

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