Name: Crab & Okra Gumbo
Ingredients: 4 hard-shell crab; 1 pound shrimp, cooked; 1/2 pound ham; 2 T oil; 2 T flour; 3 slices bacon; 6 ounce tomato paste or 14 oz can tomatoes; 4 scallions; 1 garlic clove, chopped fine or pressed; 1 1/2 quarts hot water; 1 pound okra, cut small; salt, to taste; pepper, to taste

Crab & Okra Gumbo

Ingredients

4 hard-shell crab
1 pound shrimp, cooked
1/2 pound ham
2 T oil
2 T flour
3 slices bacon
6 ounces tomato paste or 14 oz can tomatoes
4 scallions
1 garlic clove, chopped fine or pressed
1 1/2 quarts hot water
1 pound okra, cut small
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste

Instructions

Yield: 6 to 8 servings. Clean the crabs, remove all meat from claws and body, and cut into pieces, each crab will make 4 to 6 pieces. Shell the shrimp. Cut ham and bacon into small pieces. Mix the flour and oil in a pot. When brown add bacon and ham. Cook for a few minutes, and add crab and shrimp. Let this mixture cook until it becomes a good brown. Add onion and garlic to crab and shrimp. Pour in water slowly, then add okra, seasonings and tomato paste. Cook slowly, stirring frequently, about 1 hour, or until it begins to thicken. A lid should be kept on the pot. Serve hot with dry, cooked rice. If it gets too thick, more water can be added.