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Gumbo - cajun style

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Categories: Creole & Cajun, Entrees, Seafood, Southern
Yield: 6
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Ingredients:
2 tbspLard, or shortening
2 tbspFlour
1 largeOnion, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cupChopped celery
1 tbspChopped parsley
1 Green pepper, chopped
1 canTomato puree (12 oz)
1 cupWater
1 canTuna, drained and flaked
1 canTiny shrimp (7oz), drained
1 tspFile' powder
Steamed rice
Procedures:
1Guaranteed to conjure up dreams of moss-draped oaks and the bayou.
2This was developed with the help of a cajun friend"s memory of watching his mama cook it every friday night when he was a boy in louisiana.
3Making a "roux" with the flour and lard is the most important part and the secret of a good gumbo.
4Be careful and don"t let it burn.
5In a heavy pan, melt the lard (shortening: over very low heat.
6Add flour and stir continuously until it turns a tawny brown color (it may take as long as 15 minutes, but don"t rush it because if it burns, the gumbo will be ruined).
7Now add the onion, garlic, celery, parsley, and green pepper and braise about 5 mintues, being careful, again, not to burn it.
8Add tomato puree, 1 cup water, tuna, and shrimp and simmer for 45 minutes.
9Add file" powder and serve over fluffy steam rice
 
 
 
 

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