Name: Crab Gumbo
Ingredients: 1 lb Crabmeat; 1 md Onion; chopped; 1 lg Stalk celery; chopped; 1 cl Garlic; finely chopped; 1/4 c Margarine or butter; 1/2 stick; 6 c Canned whole tomatoes; Three 1-pound cans; or equivalent; 1 pk Frozen okra; (10 oz); 1 Bay leaf; 2 ts Salt; 1 ts Sugar; 1/2 ts Whole thyme; 1/4 ts Chili powder; 1/4 ts Pepper; 3 c Hot cooked rice

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Meats		Fish crab, Soups/stews	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Crabmeat
1	md	Onion; chopped
1	lg	Stalk celery; chopped
1	cl	Garlic; finely chopped
1/4	c	Margarine or butter; 1/2 stick
6	c	Canned whole tomatoes; Three 1-pound cans; or equivalent
1	pk	Frozen okra; (10 oz)
1		Bay leaf
2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Sugar
1/2	ts	Whole thyme
1/4	ts	Chili powder
1/4	ts	Pepper
3	c	Hot cooked rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Recipe by: The Maryland Seafood Cookbook.
Remove all cartilage from Crabmeat. In a 4 or 5 quart pot, cook onion,
celery and garlic in butter or margarine until tender. Add tomatoes, okra
and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add Crabmeat and heat through.
Serve over hot cooked rice.
Formatted for you by:  Bill Webster
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #202 by Bill <[email protected]> on Aug
27, 1997

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