Pasta Gumbo

Name: Pasta Gumbo
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 cup chopped onion; butter; 28 ounces tomatoes whole, chopped; 4 cups water; 2 clam juice bots, 8 oz ea I like Doxsee; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon oregano; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or more to taste; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or so; 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning; 8 ounces ditalini pasta; 1 can okra or 1 box frozen okra, 14oz; 8 ounces imitation crab meat; 2 cans shrimp 4 oz. each or 8oz cooked shrimp; 8 ounces crabmeat boned

18 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic crushed
1 cup chopped onion
butter
28 ounces tomatoes whole, chopped
4 cups water
2 clam juice bots, 8 oz ea I like Doxsee
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or more to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or so
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
8 ounces ditalini pasta
1 can okra or 1 box frozen okra, 14oz
8 ounces imitation crab meat
2 cans shrimp 4 oz. each or 8oz cooked shrimp
8 ounces crabmeat boned

Directions

1

In a large pot over medium heat saute garlic and onion in butter until golden, roughly five minutes.
2

Add tomatoes, water, clam juice, salt oregano, bay leaves, hot pepper sauce, garlic powder, cayenne powder, and cajun seasonings.
3

Reduce heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes.
4

Bring to a boil and gradually add pasta to pot, then reduce to medium and allow pasta to cook until tender, stirring the covered pot occasionally.
5

Stir in remaining ingredients and allow flavors to meld 5 to 10 minutes.
6

Remove bay leaves