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Seafood Gumbo Recipe

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Delicious seafood like stew popular in the South.

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Directions

Add flour to melted crisco.
Stir and cook over medium heat until it starts to brown.
Add onions, celery and pepper.
Stir while it cooks for 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes, water, okra, salt and pepper.
Cook over medium low heat for at least 1 hour or until the vegetables are tender.
Add the shrimp and crab plus the filé.
May add a few dashes of tabasco for a little spice.
Serve over rice.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Servings: 8

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Ingredients

-		1/4 cup butter flavored crisco
-		2 tablespoons flour
-		1 pound fresh or frozen okra
-		1 large can of whole tomatoes
-		1 large can from the tomatoes full of water
-		1 cup celery - chopped
-		1 cup onion - chopped
-		1/4 cup red pepper - chopped
		salt and pepper to taste
-		1 teaspoon gumbo filé or Old Bay Seasoning
-		2 cans crab meat or 1 package (14 oz.) imitation crab sticks
-		1 pound shrimp - peeled, cooked or uncooked

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