Seafood Gumbo

Name: Seafood Gumbo
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine; 1 pkg. frozen okra (10 oz.); 1 c. onion, chopped fine; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 4 tsp. all-purpose flour; 3 (6 1/2 oz.) cans clams, chopped; 5 c. water; 1 (29 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped; 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste; 2/3 c. barley; 2 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce; drop of red pepper sauce; dash of cayenne; 1 lb. shrimp, shelled and deveined; 1 pkg. crab meat (6 oz.)

16 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 pkg. frozen okra (10 oz.)
1 c. onion, chopped fine
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 tsp. all-purpose flour
3 (6 1/2 oz.) cans clams, chopped
5 c. water
1 (29 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
2/3 c. barley
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
drop of red pepper sauce
dash of cayenne
1 lb. shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 pkg. crab meat (6 oz.)

Directions

1

In a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter.
2

Saute okra and garlic until tender.
3

Stir in flour until smooth.
4

Drain liquid from clams and keep clams in covered container in refrigerator.
5

Add clam liquid, water, tomatoes, tomato paste, barley, salt, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper sauce and cayenne to saucepan.
6

Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
7

Simmer over low heat for abou 1 hour or until barley is tender.
8

Just before serving, add clams, shrimp and crabmeat.
9

Simmer just until shrimp become opaque.
10

Do not overcook.