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- From: mikelav@microsoft.com (Mike Laverty)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Gumbo
- Date: 18 Oct 1994 07:08:03 -0400
- Organization: Microsoft Corp.
- Message-ID: <380aaj$5d7@junior.wariat.org>
- References: <37sat0$dmv@junior.wariat.org>
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- CREOLE GUMBO
- 10 servings
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- 4 tbsp flour
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 chicken, cut-up
- 2 quarts water
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 large green pepper, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 28oz can tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 16oz pkg frozen okra
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 lb bay scallops, or sea scallops cut in half
- 1 lb crabmeat, shredded or chopped
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- Combine oil and butter in a 3 quart pot. Cook slowly for 1/2 hour,
- the mixture will turn a deep brown color. Set aside after cooking.
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- Add water and broth in large pot and bring to a boil. Cook chicken
- for 1/2 hour; skim off excess fat. Remove chicken from pot. When cool;
- skin, bone and dice chicken. Discard skin and bones.
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- Slowly pour chicken broth into roux; stirring well. Melt butter in
- large pot over medium heat. Add celery, onion, pepper and garlic;
- cook for 10 minutes. Do not brown. Add chicken broth/roux mixture to
- vegetables. Stir while bringing to a boil. Add tomatoes, parsley, okra,
- cayenne pepper, hot pepper sauce, worcestershire sauce and bay leaf.
- Bring to another boil and reduce to simmer; cook for 1/2 hour. Add
- chicken and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shrimp and scallops and cook
- for 5 minutes. Add crabmeat and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove bay
- leaf and serve in bowls over cooked rice.
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