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Friday, March 9, 2012

Down on the Bayou Gumbo

The Down on the Bayou Gumbo Recipe You can’t help but smile with a bowl of gumbo in front of you!

Serves 6.

Ingredients:
3 T. all-purpose flour
3 T. oil
3 c. chicken broth
1/2 lb. smoked pork sausage, sliced
2 c. frozen okra
14-1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
3/4 lb. cooked medium shrimp, tails removed
cooked rice

Method:
Stir together flour and oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.

Reduce heat; cook and stir for 10 minutes, until mixture is reddish brown. Pour broth into a slow cooker; stir in flour mixture.

Add remaining ingredients except shrimp and rice. Cover and cook on low setting for 7 to 9 hours. Shortly before serving, add shrimp to slow cooker; mix well.

Cover and cook on low setting for about 20 minutes. Ladle gumbo over cooked rice in soup bowls.

Down on the Bayou Gumbo