Shellfish Gumbo Z'herbes (new Orleans)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined (20-24 per lb)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 lb okra, sliced
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup tomato, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 quarts water (more or less)
• 12 fresh oysters in liquor (or canned, or frozen)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 lb crabmeat
• 2 cups rice, hot cooked,

Recipe

• 1 in a large kettle or dutch oven, saute shrimp in 2 t. butter until pink. set aside in a bowl.
• 2 heat remaining 2 t. butter in kettle, add okra and cook until tender. add onion and cook until soft and tender. add onion and cook until soft.
• 3 stir in flour until smooth. add tomatoes and cook for several minutes.
• 4 add enough water to oyster liquor to make 2 quarts and add to the okra mixture. add salt, garlic and cayenne.
• 5 heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer for one hour. add shrimp and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 6 just before serving add oysters and cook until edges curl.
• 7 add tabasco, worcestershire sauce and crabmeat. heat through.
• 8 serve in soup lates over a serving of cooked rice.