Recipe - Chicken Ham And Oyster Gumbo

2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
3 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
2 Green bell peppers; seeded
and minced
2 Celery stalks; minced
1 md Onion; minced
2 Garlic cloves; minced
1 cn (16 oz) whole tomatoes
2 cup Sliced fresh okra
2 cup Water
3 pound Boneless chicken; cut in
large chunks
1 pound Boneless smoked ham; cut
into 1" chunks
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoon TABASCO pepper sauce
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Bay leaf
1 pt Shucked oysters and their
liquid
3 cup Cooked rice

In 5quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add flour and cook,
stirring constantly, about 30 minutes until roux turns dark brown and
develops nutty aroma. Add green peppers, celery, onion and garlic; cook 10
minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Add tomatoes with their liquid, okra, water, chicken, ham, parsley, TABASCO
sauce, salt and bay leaf. Over high heat, heat to boiling; reduce heat to
medium. Simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add oysters; simmer 10 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf. Serve with cooked
rice and additional TABASCO sauce, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: 404 Calories, 36g protein, 35g
carbohydrate, 13g fat, 113mg cholesterol, 1207mg sodium

Busted by Karen Sonnessa ksonness@suffolk.lib.ny.us

Recipe by: Tabasco www.tabasco.com

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Karen Sonnessa" ksonness@suffolk.lib.ny.us
on Apr 16, 1998