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                             Seafood Gumbo 3

Recipe By     : Plantation Country Recipes
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Gumbo

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           all-purpose flour
   1      cup           cooking oil
   2      large         onions -- chopped
   1      medium        bell pepper -- chopped
   8      ribs          celery -- chopped
     1/2  cup           green onions -- chopped
                        Salt -- to taste
                        Cayenne pepper -- to taste
                        black pepper -- to taste
   3      pounds        shrimp -- peeled
   1      pound         claw crabmeat
   1      pint          smothered okra (see recipe below)
                        Water
                        File -- optional
   3      cups          rice -- cooked
                        Smothered Okra:
   2      pounds        okra or 1 pint okra -- chopped
   3      tablespoons   cooking oil
                        Salt and pepper to taste
   1      large         onion -- finely chopped
   2      tablespoons   vinegar -- (2 to 3)

In large pot add oil and flour for roux. Cook slowly on medium heat about 15 to 20 minutes.
 Roux will be medium brown. Add onions, bell pepper and celery. '
Saut until tender. Add okra, which has been chopped and smothered, and several cups of water. 
Simmer for about 30 minutes. Add salt, cayenne and black pepper, shrimp, 
crabmeat and green onions; simmer for another 30 minutes. Serve over steaming rice. 
Add file, if desired. Smothered Okra: Put oil in a large aluminum pot and saut onions. A
dd okra. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let the okra smother down a little. When it
begins to get slimy add the vinegar, a tablespoon at a time.
Cook about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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