Ingredients

How to make it

  • Make a roux with the flour and shortening. Add garlic and cook until golden brown. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook until transparent. Add shrimp and tomato sauce, simmer 10 minutes, stir in water, and blend well. Add all other ingredients except okra and oysters. Cook 1 hour, add okra, and cook 20 minutes. Add oysters and cook 10 minutes longer. Serve in a soup bowl over steamed rice.
  • Makes 1 gallon.

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    " It was excellent "
    mjcmcook ate it and said...
    ~HELLO~
    I ate this "5"FORK!!!!! Gumbo at
    Commander's Palace (pre-Katrina)
    and it is truly a Marvelous "Taste-Treat!"~
    ~*~mj~*~
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    " It was excellent "
    goodeat ate it and said...
    Very five forky!
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    " It was excellent "
    valinkenmore ate it and said...
    Makes me homesick for New Orleans! Thanks for the post.
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    " It was excellent "
    hungrybear ate it and said...
    Goody one
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    " It was excellent "
    cuzpat ate it and said...
    Big high 5!!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    maureenlaw ate it and said...
    Sounds great! I was looking at your recipes, you have some great stuff!
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  • charpat 13 years ago
    Sounds amazing! I've read about gumbo but never actually seen a recipe before. Thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    elgourmand ate it and said...
    Sounds delicious. A really great set of ingredients. For my taste, I'm not sure about the tomato sauce component. I may sub some light chicken broth for that. Thanks for a great post. RJ
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