"This is my recipe for gumbo. I have made it with shrimp or chicken. We like it either way. You can make it as spicy as you like . We do not care for it to spicy or hot...."
INGREDIENTS
•
1/3 cup flour
•
1/4 cup canola oil
•
1/3 cup celery, chopped
•
1/3 cup bell pepper, chopped
•
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
•
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
•
1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
•
3 cups chicken broth
•
1/2 teaspoon thyme
•
1/2 teaspoon basil
•
2 bay leaves
•
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
•
1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or cayenne pepper or to your taste.)
•
1/2 teaspoon salt
•
1/2 cup canned corn or 1/2 cup frozen corn
•
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cumin
•
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
•
2 cups okra, sliced (fresh or frozen)
•
1/2-1 lb shrimp, cleaned & shells off
•
rice