New Orleans Creole Gumbo

From my collection of recipes 1970-1984.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 10-12
• Yields: 1 pot of gumbo

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  fat
• 2 1⁄2 cups okra, sliced
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  green pepper, chopped
• 2  bay leaves
• 2  sprigs parsley
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  cup shrimp, cleaned
• 1  cup  crab, picked over
• 1  pint  small oysters with  liquor
• 2  quarts hot water

Directions

1. Melt fat.
2. Add okra and onion and fry until soft.
3. Sprinkle with flour and salt.
4. Mix well.
5. Add green pepper, bay leaves, parsley, thyme, tomato sauce, shrimp, crab, oysters with liquor, and hot water.
6. Mix well and cook slowly for 1 hour. Gumbo will be thick and dark.
7. Serve in bowl with cooked rice.