Shrimp And Vegetable Gumbo

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons salad oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1/2 lb shrimp, in the shell
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed
• 2 teaspoons gumbo file powder (optional)
• 3 -4 cups fluffy cooked rice
• chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 in hot oil in 6-qt dutch oven, saute onion, green pepper, celery and garlic, stirring frequently, over medium heat until celery is tender. add bay leaf, 1/2 tsp salt, the pepper, tomatoes and chicken broth.
• 2 bring to boiling, stirring frequently. simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, shell and devein shrimp. cut in half legthwise.
• 4 cut okra into 1/2" slices. add okra to tomato mixture. simmer, covered, 15 minutes. add shrimp; cook, covered, 3 minutes, or until tender. stir in file.
• 5 for each serving, spoon gumbo over 1/2 cup rice in each warm serving bowl. sprinkle with parsley.