Subj : 10/12 Nat'l Gumbo Day - 2 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Oct 11 2024 17:54:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Shrimp Gumbo Categories: Cajun, Seafood, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs Yield: 6 Servings 1 md Onion; diced 1/4" 3 Ribs celery; sliced 1/4" 4 tb Oil 4 cl Garlic; minced +=OR=+ 1 ts Garlic granules 1 lg Bell pepper; cored, 1/4" - dice 28 oz (2 cans) Red Gold diced - tomatoes w/chilies 16 oz (2 cans) Red Gold tomato - sauce 1 ts Sugar; highly optional 1 Turkish bay leaf 1 ts Dried thyme; crushed 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Parsley flakes 1 ts Trappey's Red Devil sauce 2 lb Medium shrimp; tails-off 1 tb File' powder Hot cooked rice Dice onion and green pepper, slice celery. Keep each separate. Heat oil in 5 quart pan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add celery and green pepper and saute for 3 minutes longer. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, bay leaf, sugar (if using), thyme, parsley and hot pepper sauce. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shrimp and cook for 4-5 minutes longer, stirring gently. Stir in file' powder and simmer two minutes more. Serve over hot cooked rice. Pass ground cayenne and additional hot sauce. Makes one pot of pretty good gumbo. Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... "Life is a sexually transmitted disease." -- R. D. Laing --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .