Recipe - Louisiana Seafood Gumbo

3 tablespoon Oil
3 tablespoon Flour
2 lg Onions, chopped
3 cup Okra, chopped
2 tablespoon Oil
1 cn Tomatoes
3 Garlic clove; minced
2 qt ;Water
Salt
Pepper, black
Pepper, red
One half cup Parsley; finely chopped
One half cup Scallion tops; finely
chopped
2 pound Shrimp
One half pt Oysters
1 cn Crabmeat

Make roux of oil and flour, stirring constantly until dark brown. Add
shrimp to roux and cook for a few minutes. Set aside. Smother okra and
onions in oil. Add tomatoes and garlic when okra is almost done. Cook a few
minutes longer, then add water and salt and pepper. Combine shrimp roux
mixture with okra and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add oysters, crabmeat
and whole crabs and simmer until crabs are cooked. Add parsley and green
onions and simmer another 15 20 minutes. Serve over rice and let each
person add fresh file to their taste.

From the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board 18002224017.

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