Title: Crab and Okra Gumbo
Categories: Seafood
Yield: 6 Servings

4 Crab; Hard-Shell
1 lb Shrimp; cooked
1/2 lb Ham; raw
2 tb Oil
2 tb Flour
3 sl Bacon
6 oz Tomato paste -or-
14 oz Canned Tomatoes
4 Scallions
1 sm Garlic Clove; chopped fine
1 1/2 qt Boiling Water
1 lb Okra; cut small
Salt; to taste
Pepper; to taste
Cooked Rice *

Clean the crabs, remove all meat from claws and body, and cut into pieces;
each crab will make 4 to 6 pieces. Shell the shrimp. Cut ham and bacon into
small pieces. Mix the flour and oil in a pot. When brown add bacon and ham.
Cook for a few minutes, and add crab and shrimp. Let this mixture cook
until it becomes a good brown. Add onion and garlic to crab and shrimp.
Pour in water slowly, then add okra, seasonings and tomato paste. Cook
slowly, stirring frequently, about 1 hour, or until it begins to thicken. A
lid should be kept on the pot. Serve hot with dry, cooked rice. If it gets
too thick, more water can be added.
Posted to recipelu-digest by James and Susan Kirkland on
Feb 02, 1998