Jean Lafitte's Bayou Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb skinless chicken breast
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 lb low-sodium tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 crushed bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash thyme
• 1/2 lb crabmeat
• 1/2 lb shrimp

Recipe

• 1 trim excess fat from chicken breast.
• 2 place in a sauce pan with water and cover.
• 3 bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and cook chicken from the bone.
• 4 chop meat and set aside.
• 5 saute onion, green pepper and garlic with 1 tsp water.
• 6 add flour and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
• 7 add 3 1/2 cups water, chicken and remaining ingredients, except crab meat and shrimp. cook until boiling.
• 8 reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. stirring in crab meat and shrimp.