Shrimp Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs shrimp
• 1 lb okra
• 1 large onions or 2 small onions
• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 green pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 remove heads of shrimp.
• 2 wash thoroughly, then boil about 10 minutes.
• 3 chip okra fine.
• 4 mince onion.
• 5 fry okra, onion, and pepper slightly.
• 6 add chopped up tomatoes.
• 7 fry a few minutes and add 2 quarts of boiling water in which shrimp have been cooked.
• 8 peel shrimp and add to mixture.
• 9 boil about 2 hours on slow fire.
• 10 serve with steamed rice.