Cajun Gumbo

Name: Cajun Gumbo
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons salad oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 whole scallions, chopped; 12 green pepper, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 stalks celery, wih leaves chopped; 1 lb canned tomato; 8 ounces tomato sauce; 1 12 cups water; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 14 teaspoons pepper; 14-12 teaspoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 10 ounces frozen okra or 1 lb fresh okra, sliced; 1 lb shrimp, uncooked; 2 teaspoons gumbo file; 1 cup rice, uncooked

18 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons salad oil
1 onion, chopped
2 whole scallions, chopped
12 green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 stalks celery, wih leaves chopped
1 lb canned tomato
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 12 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
1 14 teaspoons pepper
14-12 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
10 ounces frozen okra or 1 lb fresh okra, sliced
1 lb shrimp, uncooked
2 teaspoons gumbo file
1 cup rice, uncooked

Directions

1

Saute onion, green pepper, scallions, garlic and celery in oil until tender.
2

Add remaining ingredients except for shrimp, gumbo file and rice.
3

Cover and cook slowly for 30 minutes.
4

Add shrimp and boil gently for 10 minutes or more.
5

Remove from heat and add gumbo file.
6

Let stand until ready to serve.
7

Cook rice according to package directrions.
8

Place a scoop of rice in large soup bowls and ladle gumbo over rice.
9

Note: For variation, crab may be substituted for shrimp.
10

Also, for a summer causal gathering, drop clean cooked crab bodies into the gumbo when adding shrimp.
11

Guests will scoop up and pick out meat.