Crab Gumbo Recipe
Ingredients
2 tablespoons salad oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 medium-sized onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 28-ounce can tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
1 -teaspoon Worcestershire
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon hot-pepper sauce
1 bay leaf
1 10-ounce package frozen whole okra,thawed and sliced
2 6-ounce packages frozen Alaska Snow crab meat, thawed and drained
1 cup hot cooked rice
Directions
1. In 4-quart saucepan over medium heat, into hot salad oil, stir flour; cook, stirring constantly, until flour is dark brown but not burned. Add onion and garlic; cook until tender, stirring occasionally. Gradually stir in tomatoes with their liquid, sugar, Worcestershire, salt, hot pepper sauce, and bay leaf; stir to break up tomatoes. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
2. Add okra; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring mixture occasionally. Add crab; stir gently and heat through. Discard bay leaf.
3. To serve, place a scoop of rice in each soup bowl.
2. Add okra; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring mixture occasionally. Add crab; stir gently and heat through. Discard bay leaf.
3. To serve, place a scoop of rice in each soup bowl.