Soups and Sandwiches Recipes - Seafood Gumbo

Ingredients    

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 1/2 green pepper, diced

• 1/4 cup Wesson Oil

• 1 14 1/2-oz.can whole Tomatoes

• 1 6-oz. can Tomato Paste

• 3 cups water

• 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce

• 2 tsp. salt

• 1 bay leaf

• 1/2 tsp. chili powder

• 1/2 tsp. crushed basil leaves

• 1/2 lb. crab meat

• 1/2 lb. raw shrimp, shelled and cleaned

• 1/2 lb. fresh haddock or halibut, cut in chunks

• 1 10-oz. pkg. frozen sliced okra, partially thawed

• 3 cups hot cooked rice

Makes 8 servings

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Method:

1. In a Dutch oven, sauté garlic, onion and green pepper in hot oil, stirring until tender.

2. Add remaining ingredients except seafood, okra and rice. Simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes; remove bay leaf.

3. Add crab, shrimp, haddock and okra; cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes. Serve in soup bowls over rice.