Ingredients
- 1/2 lb bacon, chopped
- About 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 1/2 qt fish or chicken stock (or a combination)
- 1 (14-oz) can whole tomatoes in juice, drained and chopped
- 1 lb frozen cut okra (not thawed)
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
- 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
- 1 rounded teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 1 1/2 lb medium shrimp in shell, peeled and deveined
- 2 dozen shucked oysters with their liquor, oysters picked over for shell fragments
- 1/2 lb lump crabmeat, picked over
Description
There Are Many Different Gumbo Recipes, All Taking Advantage Of Local Ingredients And Served With Rice. This One Is A Heady, Fragrant Slurry Thick With Seafood.
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