A recipe for Frank's Place New Orleans Gumbo. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Frank's Place New Orleans Gumbo shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1 c. Chopped onions1 c. Chopped celery
1 c. Chopped green bell pepper
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. Butter or margarine
1/4 c. Flour, all-purpose
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 ds. Tabasco sauce
5 Bay leaves
1 can Tomatoes, drained (16 oz)
1 c. Tomato juice
5 c. Hot water
3 c. Shrimp, shelled/deveined
6 Small hard-shell crabs
24 Shucked oysters
1 lb. Okra, chopped
3 c. Hot cooked rice
Chopped fresh parsley
Directions
1. In large Dutch oven, gently saute onion, celery and bell pepper in butter; add garlic and continue to sauce 5 minutes. 2. Remove from heat and slowly stir in flour.3. Add salt, pepper, Tabasco, bay leaves, tomatoes and tomato juice; simmer
for 15 minutes. 4. Add the hot water, shrimp, crabs, oysters, and okra; cover and simmer 30
minutes. 5. Spoon a few Tbs. cooked rice in each of six large soup bowls;
ladle gumbo onto rice and garnish with parsley. From: Michael Orchekowski Date: 25 Mar 94
