Carolina Seafood Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 thick slices slab bacon, rind removed
  • 4 chicken legs or thighs, boned and patted dry with paper towels
  • 2 onions, diced
  • ½ green bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Tabasco sauce to taste
  • One 10-ounce package frozen okra, thawed
  • 4 ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 2 pounds fresh medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1 pint fresh shucked oysters, liquor included
  • 1 quart canned clam broth
  • 1 quart water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 lemon, halved and seeded
  • Buttered boiled rice

Description

Despite Popular Perceptions, Louisiana Does Not Have A Monopoly On Gumbo, This Version Being Just One Example Of The Many Gumbos That Have Been Prepared In The Coastal Carolina Lowcountry Ever Since The Days Of The Great Rice Plantations. What Makes This

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